Banff Pork Seminar

Celebrating its 41st year, the Banff Pork Seminar's time-tested formula of big-picture thinking and practical "take home" information still has its finger on the pulse of a pork community looking for solutions in an increasingly uncertain world.

The goal is to provide a snapshot of the production, trade, financial and market challenges facing the industry at this point in time. Although these sessions tackle the pork industry from a number of different angles, their common denominator is that they are all grounded in a fundamental concern for the profitability of the pork industry. The sessions are set up so that attendees can select the options most relevant to them.

When it comes to networking, most would probably agree that the biggest "bang for your buck" comes from attending events where key industry players are in the same place at the same time. And with several hundred industry participants from all around the globe attending every year, industry leaders from all sectors supplying the pork industry will be at the Banff Pork Seminar.

If the key to successful marketing is location, then the Banff Pork Seminar's setting in beautiful Banff National Park is one of the event's biggest draws. For this reason and others, the event's appeal goes beyond business, says Jim Haggins, BPS Committee Chair.

"I've often thought of the Banff Pork Seminar as an opportunity to get away from day-to-day operations and get my batteries recharged. Over the years, there's been strong support for the event to be held where producers can get away from their farms. That, to me, has always been an important part of it."