Providing Real Pork For Everyone | Bill Even & Gene Noem
About the Guest Gene Noem finishes hogs at JMG Farms in Howard County. Gene also manages the contracted gilt multiplication for PIC North America. He is in his second term on the National Pork Board of Directors, and currently serving as President. Noem grew up in eastern South Dakota. His base experience is rooted in […]
The War on African Swine Fever: Part 2 | Dr. Adrian Balaban & PJ Corns
About the Guest Dr. Adian Balaban is the executive director of Pork & Co., Cooperativa Silistea Productie Suine, which is also a genetic multiplier for Topigs Norsvin. Additionally, Dr. Balaban serves as the President of the Romanian Association of Swine Veterinarians and serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Romanian Pork […]
The War on African Swine Fever: Part 1 | Dr. Adrian Balaban & PJ Corns
About the Guest Dr. Adian Balaban is the executive director of Pork & Co., Cooperativa Silistea Productie Suine, which is also a genetic multiplier for Topigs Norsvin. Additionally, Dr. Balaban serves as the President of the Romanian Association of Swine Veterinarians and serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Romanian Pork […]
China’s Impact on the US Hog and Pork Markets | Jim Huang
About the Guest Jim Huang has 24 years of experience in the commodity futures industry. Starting as a data analyst with Thomson Reuters in St. Louis in 1998, then moved to Chicago in 2001. During his 11 years at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, he worked closely with the Agricultural Commodities team, coordinating market maker programs […]
PigFlow: Empowering Our People With Data | Sarah Ploeg
Quotes “Getting started was so fast that it was like I blinked and we were running PigFlow. It was remarkable because there were no issues between blinking.” “I have not looked at my notebooks since the moment that I logged into PigFlow. This is changing the industry!” “PigFlow immediately changed the caretaker’s behaviors throughout the […]
The New Hat that Farmers Must Wear | Neil Dudley
About the Guest I’m a Texas gentleman who believes in hard work with a little fun thrown in. My day job is makin’ bacon at Pederson’s Farms as the Vice President. But, my most important job is lovin’ on my wife & three young daughters… and throwing in some cowboy stuff when I can.
Welfare and Sustainability in Australian Pork Production | Robert van Barneveld
About the Guest Robert van Barneveld is Group CEO and Managing Director of the Sunpork Group of Companies which includes SunPork Farms (farming approximately 51,000 sows across Australia and 3,000 sows in New Zealand), PIC Australia, Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory and SunPork Fresh Foods. Collectively the Group produces approximately 18% of Australia’s pork.
“Peering” Into The Future Of Agriculture | Terry Canning
About the Guest A seasoned AgTech Entrepreneur Terry grew up on a dairy farm. After studying engineering he spent 9 years working for blue chip companies worldwide on cloud computing projects. In 2004 he applied this knowledge to the livestock industry founding FarmWizard.com the world’s first SaaS for managing livestock. He grew that business over […]
Transforming Education In The Swine Industry | Dr. Márcio Gonçalves
About the Guest Dr. Márcio Gonçalves graduated in Veterinary Medicine from a leading university in Brazil. After working in commercial swine production, he pursued his Ph.D. from Kansas State University in Applied Swine Nutrition. Upon graduation, he worked as a global swine nutritionist for a major swine genetic company, working with producers from over 20 […]
Modern Consumer Behavior and Why It Matters | Steve Lerch
About the Guest Steve Lerch is a former Google executive, a consultant, and an award-winning international public speaker. He spent nearly a decade at Google designing the digital strategies and marketing campaigns of well known brands like GoPro, federal government agencies like the US Census, and national checkoff programs like the National Pork Board and […]
The Optimal First Mating of Gilts | Jeff Kayser
About the Guest Jeff Kayser has 40 years of swine operations experience working with independent and integrated pork producers. Including business development through facility acquisitions, new construction, renovation and expansion of swine facilities and contract grower procurement. Coordinating transportation and truck wash operations, animal movements and marketing activities. Directing information services activities in reproduction and […]
Leadership is a Journey | John Paul Engel
About the Guest John Paul Engel is the Founder of Knowledge Capital Consulting and Secure Bin Labs. John has worked in a dozen countries advising the senior management of some of the largest companies in the world. He has helped dozens of companies go from idea to a high growth company. John’s advice has appeared […]