Extension Communications
3614 Administrative Services Building
Ames, Iowa 50011-3614
(515) 294-9915
6/7/00
Contacts:
Palmer Holden, Iowa Pork Industry Center, (515) 294-2240,
pholden@iastate.edu
Sherry Hoyer, Iowa Pork Industry Center, (515) 294-4496,
shoyer@iastate.edu
Pork Industry Handbook Available in CD-ROM Format
AMES, Iowa -- The Pork Industry Handbook is now available on CD-ROM. This comprehensive collection contains the electronic version of more than 130 fact sheets on all facets of pork production, according to Palmer Holden of the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University.
Holden, who also is an ISU Extension swine specialist, said this format provides an additional way for pork industry professionals to obtain the latest information on production and marketing topics. The CD-ROM can be used with Macintosh and Windows operating systems.
"The CD-ROM includes a table of contents, listing of all fact sheets and other data and instructions on how to find specific items on the disk," Holden said. "It's easy to navigate because all the directions are right there."
Many of the fact sheets contain video, World Wide Web links, spreadsheets and color photos to supplement the text. Each has been developed and reviewed by various authors from throughout the United States selected because of their expertise in subject matter areas. The PIH is coordinated on a national basis to provide uniform, accurate and current information.
Material content on the CD-ROM is identical to that available in the traditional printed version, and is updated annually as part of a three-year subscription. The current subscription period runs from July 1, 1999 -- June 30, 2002. Cost is $50 for U.S. addresses and $70 outside the U.S.
For an order form, contact any county ISU Extension office or IPIC at 109 Kildee, ISU, Ames, IA 50011-3150. Iowa residents can call the PORKLine at (800) 808-7675.
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