The Founding Story of Tosh Farms | Mr. Jimmy Tosh
About the Guest Jimmy Tosh is the owner and CEO of Tosh Pork and Tosh Farms. Tosh Farms is a crop and swine production operation with 19,000 acres of row crops producing both white and yellow corn, soybeans, canola, wheat and barley. Tosh Pork currently has 36,000 sows. Sows are primarily company owned with about […]
Modernizing the Way We Learn | Jim Eadie
About the Guest Jim Eadie is the founder of Swineweb.com and is pioneering in the modern technology of how Pork Producers access information timely and concisely starting in 2005. After growing the brand and business, the group expanded with a Marketing Consulting Service (www.agricultureadvertising.com) and spin-off sites for Dairy (www.dairyproducer.com), Poultry (www.poultryproducer.com), Crops (www.cropproducer.com), and Beef (www.beefproducer.ca). […]
A Unique Approach to Creating Value | Josh Rennells
About the Guest Josh Rennells has been with Clemens Food Group for 15 years during which time he led various aspects of the business including Sales and Marketing, Operations, Supply Chain, Hog Procurement, and currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer. The constant during the multiple roles at Clemens is focusing on adding value to […]
The PRRS Occurrence in the US Breeding Herd | Dr. Cesar Corzo
About the Guest Cesar A Corzo is an Associate Professor and the Leman Chair in Swine Health and Productivity at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Cesar was born and raised in Colombia where he was involved in beef cattle production from a young age but fell in love with pig […]
Challenges in Implementing Gilt Management Strategies | Dr. Ashley DeDecker
About the Guest Dr. DeDecker grew up on a third-generation family pig and grain farm in West CentralIllinois. She received her B.S. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale in AnimalScience in 2006. She then pursued her Ph.D. in swine well-being at the University ofIllinois.
What Do We Do With All Of This Data | Dr. Tom Stein
About the Guest Dr. Tom Stein is Senior Strategic Adviser for Maximus Systems/Maximum Ag Technologies, working on next-generation pig and poultry production management software. He is the creator of the PigCHAMP software and co-founder of MetaFarms. National Hog Farmer magazine named him one of the top 50 men and women who truly made a difference […]
Leaving No Piglet Behind | Dr. Seth Krantz
About the Guest Dr. Seth Krantz graduated from vet school at the University of Tennessee in 2010. Since then he has spent 2 years at a swine consulting practice and 9 years at Tosh Pork. Today Dr. Krantz oversees animal health, well being, and research at Tosh. He is married to his wife Sandra and is […]
The Implementation and Next Steps of the US Swine Health Improvement Plan | Tyler Holck
About the Guest Dr. Tyler Holck has extensive leadership and project management experience dedicated to food animal production, primarily the pork industry, with both large international and small entrepreneurial corporations. Some of which include Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis Animal Health, NOBL Laboratories, and Iowa State University.
How Technology will Transform the Swine Industry over the Next Decade | Dr. Larry Rueff
About the Guest Dr. Larry Rueff grew up on a small grain and hog farm in Franklin, Indiana. He enrolled at Purdue University in 1972 and graduated with a B.S. in Animal Science in 1976 and a D.V.M. from Purdue University in 1979. In 2001 he received Purdue University’s “Distinguished Agriculture Alumni Award”. In 2005, […]
Driving Strategies to the Slat Level | Barrett Eller
About the Guest Barrett Eller, of New Fashion Pork, is a Human Resources Manager that leads Performance & Talent Management and Organizational Development throughout their operations which is based out of Jackson, Minnesota.
The Stories We Tell Ourselves | Vance Crowe
About the Guest Vance Crowe is a communications strategist that has worked for corporations and international organizations around the world. He has spoken before more than 150,000 people, answering questions about some of the most sophisticated and controversial technologies in the modern age. Vance helps organizations realize why the general public doesn’t agree with their […]
Can Animal Agriculture Save the Planet? | Jack Bobo
About the Guest Jack Bobo is the author of the forthcoming book ‘Why smart people make bad food choices.’ He is also the CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company that advises companies, foundations and governments on emerging food trends and consumer attitudes and behaviors related to the future of food.