Program

OPENING DAY

4:00-7:00 pm
Registration Check-In
Sponsored by AcuFast, AgriHub, PIC, Summit Technologies & Topigs Norsvin

4:00-7:00 pm
Sponsor Exhibit Area & Poster Viewing

4:00-7:00 pm
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by Steve’s Livestock Transport & Dept. AFNS University of Alberta

7:00 am
Registration Check-In

Tradeshow Floor 7am to 6pm

Poster Session All Day

7:30 am 
Morning Coffee
Sponsored by APC, DanBred, SEC Repro inc. & Trouw Nutrition

Plenary Session I
Sponsored by Alberta Pork

8:00 am 
Welcome to BPS 2025
Steve Davies, BPS Advisory Committee Chair

8:10 am
Communication & Employee Retention
Kristen Cumming, Cantos Performance

9:05 am
When Pigs Fly: The Impact of Mis- and Disinformation on Virus Emergence and Animal Health
Angela Rasmussen, VIDO

10:00 am
Coffee Break
Sponsored by EastGen, Grand Manufacturing, h@ms Marketing & Polar Pork Farms

10:30 am
Morning Production Sessions

1. Grow-Finish Management
     Sponsored by Hypor

2. Survivability 
     Sponsored by DNA Genetics

3. Swine Health
     Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Inc.

4. Innovators (Wed Only)

12:00 pm
Lunch
Sponsored by Maple Leaf & Swine Veterinary Partners

1:15 pm
Afternoon Production Sessions

5. Feed & Nutrition
    Sponsored by Novonesis

6. Sow Management
    Sponsored by South West Vets

7. Nursery Management
    Sponsored by Jefo

8. Welfare
    Sponsored by Prairie Swine Centre

3:30 pm
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Hamlet Protein, Minitube Canada, Vereijken & Zoetis

3:30 - 6:00 pm 
Tradeshow & Networking

Production session speakers

7:30 am
Registration Check-In

Tradeshow Floor 7am to 4pm

Poster Session until 4pm

7:30 am 
Morning Coffee
Sponsored by: Barkman Concrete & Kemin

Plenary Session II
Sponsored by Olymel

8:00 am 
Award Presentations
FX Aherne Award for Innovative Pork Production
Sponsored by: CleanTrace & PigEasy LLC

RO Ball Young Scientist Award
Sponsored by: VIDO

George Foxcroft Lectureship in Swine Production
Sponsored by: Merck Animal Health

8:10 am
What’s Next in the Global Pork Markets?
Brett Stuart, Global AgriTrends

9:05 am
Navigating Trade Challenges in the Canadian Pork Industry
Jorge Correa, Canadian Meat Council

10:00 am
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Agribution, Automated Production, Protekta & Warman Veterinary Services

10:30 am
Morning Production Sessions

 1. Grow-Finish Management
     Sponsored by Hypor

2. Survivability 
      Sponsored by DNA Genetics

 3. Swine Health
      Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Canada Inc.

12:00 pm
Lunch
Sponsored by HyLife

1:15 pm

Afternoon Production Sessions

5. Feed & Nutrition
Sponsored by Novonesis

6. Sow Management
Sponsored by South West Vets

7. Nursery Management
Sponsored by Jefo 

8. Welfare
Sponsored by Prairie Swine Centre

3:30 pm
Coffee Break
Sponsored by: Carlo Genetics

Closing Plenary Session
Sponsored by: dsm firmenich

4:00 pm
Resiliency & Adversity
Tyler Smith, Humboldt Broncos Survivor

5:00 pm
Closing Comments
Ruurd Zijlstra, BPS Committee

Production session speakers