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Alberta Wheat and Barley Looking for Board of Directors

A pair of Alberta agriculture organizations are putting a call out to fill some board vacancies.

The Alberta Wheat Commission is seeking nominations from farmers to fill three board of director positions.

Two of which are in the Calgary area and are three-year gigs while the other one is in the Red Deer, Clearwater County, and Lacombe area and is a two-year position.

And Alberta Barley is looking for nominations from barley farmers to occupy three board of director roles.

One position for each of the following areas; northeastern Alberta, north-central Alberta including Edmonton, and northwestern Alberta.

The nomination deadline for both commissions is set for October 29, 2021.

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What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima

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In this special rerun episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, discusses how grow-finish pigs respond to high soybean meal diets. He explains the initial drop in feed intake, changes in backfat, later adaptation, energy efficiency, amino acid utilization, and the rise in nitrogen excretion at higher inclusion levels. Listen now on all major platforms!

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“Once they got adapted to the diet, they can handle higher levels of inclusion of soybean meal.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University whose work focuses on swine nutrition, ingredient characterization, energy metabolism, caloric efficiency, and applied data analysis. With more than 15 years of experience in swine production across Latin America, Gustavo also brings expertise in environmental control, performance evaluation, barn ventilation, and grow-finish housing. Learn more from Gustavo Lima on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.