Swine Project

Are you thinking about raising a pig this year?
Or may be you just want to increase your swine knowledge and improve your care and management practices.

4-H Swine Project can help you meet these goals
by providing hands-on learning about following
good swine health, nutrition, and handling
practices. You will also:

• Learn about the relationship of food
  safety and animal well-being
• Prevent drug residues
• Ensure a wholesome pork product
• Promote consumer confidence in the
  swine animal well-being, and pork products

Check out Washington Pork Producers Winter 2008 Newsletter; a great resource for information about the latest news, upcoming events, and policies about swine.

WSU Show Pig Sales
Washington State University is sponsoring three feeder pig sales for 4-H and FFA members this year.  Approximately 200 pigs will be available from the WSU Swine Center for each sale.The next sale will be at the Grant County Fairgrounds in Moses Lake on April 11th beginning at 11:00 am.  These pigs will be of the right age and weight for July and August shows. More information is available at Pig Sales.

Young Pig Resource Center
Your source for current news, research, resources and information about raising healthy young pigs is on Porkmag.com.

For 4-H publications about the swine project follow this link to the 4-H Swine Project page.