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Popular Pig Podcast

Hosted by SwineTech CEO Matthew Rooda, the Popular Pig Podcast brings you the latest trends, news, and research from the experts shaping the global pork industry.

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Rob Sand’s Running Mate (D) on the Future of Rural Iowa | Dave Muhlbauer

October 14, 2026

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About the Guest

Dave Muhlbauer is a fifth-generation family farmer, lifelong Iowan, and local leader who is currently serving in his eighth year on the Crawford County Board of Supervisors. Dave is joining Rob Sand as the nominee for lieutenant governor of Iowa because he knows that Iowans are ready to rotate the crops and put public service over politics.

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About the Host

Matthew Rooda

Matthew Rooda was born in Kinston, North Carolina, then raised in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He grew up in a pork production family, graduated from The University of Iowa, then co-founded SwineTech, Inc. Matthew has experience in sow farm management, international sales development, genetics and biotechnology, and has spoken on numerous panels around the world educating the agriculture sector on innovation in the swine industry. Additionally, he has received awards from the National Pork Board, American Farm Bureau Federation, MIT, Princeton, Forbes, Harvard, Microsoft, and the National Inventors Hall of Fame.