The
6,600-square-foot Swine Education Centre will offer training and education for
agriculture and veterinary technology students and farmers.
“This
educational facility will allow people to get into the barn and actually
experience hands-on training, and allow for the learning about day-to-day
operations of our most recent production practices,” says director Ken McEwan.
The $500,000
project is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs with 20 per cent support from the Ontario Pork marketing board.
The facility
will house up to 150 animals and will be used by about 300 students taking courses
such as livestock systems, animal science, pork production and animal health.
