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Raising Pigs on the Diverse Small Farm

Free Event at Keating Farm - Organized in Partnership with the Small-Scale Meat Producers Association

Presentations by: Julia Smith, Julia Rylands, Tristan Banwell, & Everett Nixon

Fundamentals of Small-Scale Pig Production

Nutrition and Feeding Basics

~ Coffee Break ~

Planning for a Successful Breeding Program

~ Lunch Break and Networking ~

Integrating Pigs into a Rotational Grazing System

Farm Tour and Demo Stations

Registration required - please email cowichanagriculturalsociety@gmail.com

  • Free child care on site

  • Coffee break provided by Top Shelf Feeds

  • Lunch available for purchase

Morning Activities: Funding for the Knowledge and Technology Transfer program is provided by the governments of Canada and British Columbia through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative.

Afternoon Activities: This event was funded in part by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada through the BC Climate Agri-Solutions Fund delivered by the Investment Agriculture Foundation of BC.

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