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Popular Pig
Welcome to the Popular Pig Podcast. A convenient place where you can stay up to date on what’s popular in the swine industry. By listening to Popular Pig, you will receive invaluable information on the latest trends, news, and research from various experts that guide the global pork industry.
Episodes
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Labor and Immigration Reform in Agriculture | Kyle Farmer
About the Guest Kyle has a passion for teaching. He discovered this passion while working for Kaplan Test Prep as he finished his Political Science degree at…
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Do We Think Pigs Are Happy? | Dr. David Beggs
About the Guest Dave has been a veterinarian for more than 25 years and a computer programmer for more than 30. After a long period as a mixed animal vet he is…
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Talkin’ PRRS | Dr. Brandi Burton & Dr. Amanda Reever
About the Guest Dr. Amanda Reever was raised on a cattle, hog, and grain operation in Algona, IA, where she developed her interest in animal production and…
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Debunking Myths about Sustainability & Nutrition in Animal Agriculture | Tara Vander Dussen
About the Guest Tara is a New Mexico native, 5th generation dairy farmer, an environmental scientist, and mom of two girls. Daniel, her husband, manages all…
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Biosecurity Is A Journey | Dr. Derald Holtkamp
About the Guest Dr. Derald Holtkamp is a Professor in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM) in the College of…
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Oops We Did It Again | Joe Kerns
About the Guest Joseph Kerns, President of Partners for Production Agriculture, has thirty years’ experience working with producers, suppliers, and mills to…
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Digital Farm & Technology Insights | David Speller
About the Guest From vegetable farm manager to global ISO auditor, David then moved into the poultry sector when he purchased a UK broiler farm in 2004 and…
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Proposals Impacting Animal Agriculture | Elizabeth Rumley
About the Guest Elizabeth Rumley is a senior staff attorney at the National Agricultural Law Center in Fayetteville, Arkansas. At the Center, her primary…
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Our Great Resignation | Emily Erickson
About the Guest Emily Erickson grew up on a small, diversified livestock and crop farm near Dundee, MN. Her parents bought their farm in the early…
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The Supreme Court Hearing of Prop 12 | Michael Formica
About the Guest In his capacity as Chief Legal Strategist for the National Pork Producers Council, Michael Formica works with state and federal lawmakers on…
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Biosecurity Bootstrapped: An Entrepreneurs Journey
About the Guest Jeb Gent is the co-founder of Ascension Ag, a livestock biosecurity company. His focus is to solve niche biosecurity issues in swine and other…
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The Creation of Genvax Technologies | Joel Harris
About the Guest Joel is the CEO and Co-founder of Genvax Technologies. Formerly he was the Director of Product at GlobalVetLINK and was VP of Harrisvaccines…
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The Founding Story of Dykhuis Farms | Joseph Dykhuis
About the Guest Joseph Dykhuis was born and raised on his family’s farm in Holland, MI. Joseph is a Purdue University graduate with a B.S. in Agricultural…
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What All Graduating Veterinarians Must Know | Dr. Rebecca Robbins
About the Guest Dr. Rebecca Robbins is a mom, veterinarian and swine industry professional with 12 years of post-graduate experience. Her business, R.C…
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Managing the Profitability of Barrows and Gilts | Chris Opschoor
About the Guest Chris Opschoor is 43 years old and already for 22 years working in the pig industry. After his study at the Hogeschool INHOLLAND on Animal…
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We Have No Data…We Have No Automation | Andrew McKenzie
About the Guest Precision Livestock Technologies CEO Andrew McKenzie co-founded the company in 2019 to bring new sources of data and analytics to the livestock…
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The Past, Present, and Future of Supply Chain and Inflation | Chris DuBois
About the Guest Chris is a widely respected sales and marketing leader who delivers breakthrough growth for clients and builds high performance teams. He…
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Attracting, Engaging, and Retaining a High Performing Team | Shonda Sammons
About the Guest Shonda Sammons is a partner and Program Leader with the sister organization of 21st Century, 21st Century Agriculture Leadership. With over 30+…
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We Must Protect Our Pigs | Dr. Jack Shere
About the Guest Dr. Jack A. Shere is the Deputy Administrator for Veterinary Services at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health…
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The Producer to Consumer Relationship | Rob Brenneman & Brennan Kelly
About the Guest Rob Brenneman and his wife Char own and operate Brenneman Pork in Washington, Iowa. They have four children, who along with their spouses are…
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Innovative Thinking: Silicon Valley to the Farm | Steve Lerch
What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig? Why the topic of innovation and innovative culture matters. Why patterns can be dangerous even…
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The Importance of Water Biosecurity | Jesse McCoy
About the Guest Currently the Business Unit Specialist for Water Treatment at Neogen Corporation, Jesse develops and implements water treatment chemicals and…
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The Key To Success In Animal Welfare Programs | Jason McAlister
About the Guest Jason McAlister, president CloverLeaf Animal welfare Systems, started his career at the world-famous Gilbertville locker. He went on to work…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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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…
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A Producer’s Review of the PigFlow Platform | Casey Long, Dustin Coleman, Fred Kuhr, Zenaido Loyola
About SwineTech provides pork producers with workforce and swine management solutions that increase the quality of care for pigs everywhere. We are committed…
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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…
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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…
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The Megatrends Shaping the Animal Protein Industry | Aidan Connolly
About the Guest Aidan is President of AgriTech Capital, a resource for new and established companies working at the interface of agriculture and technology…
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It Is The Best Time Ever To Be In Agriculture | Joseph Kerns
About the Guest Joseph Kerns, President of Partners for Production Agriculture, has thirty years’ experience working with producers, suppliers, and mills…
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A Consumers Perspective of Modern Pork Production | Levi Maaia
About the Guest Levi C. Maaia is the director of “Pathways to Invention” a documentary on Lemelson-MIT award-winning inventors. He was in Iowa City…
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Navigating a Post-Weaning E. Coli Challenge | Dr. Yanbin Shen
About the Guest Dr. Yanbin Shen is currently the Global Technical Services Director at APC, Inc. APC, Inc. is one of seven independent companies under The…
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Rebranding an Industry | Brad Zimmerman
About the Guest A lifelong “car guy” Brad Zimmerman began his career in event marketing which naturally gravitated towards professional motorsports. A move…
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An Updated Take on Pig Survivability | Ron Ketchem
About the Guest Ron Ketchem graduated from the University of Missouri in 1973 with a BS in Animal Science and master studies in Reproductive Physiology and…
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Creating A Compelling Brand Message | Chris Westfall
About the Guest Chris Westfall is one of the most sought-after business coaches and keynote speakers in the world. He has helped launch over five dozen…
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Creating Good Lactating Sows | Dr. Kiah Berg
About the Guest Dr. Kiah Berg grew up on a small show pig farm in Oregon where she found her passion for raising and feeding pigs. She earned her BS in animal…
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Breaking Down the Silos of the Pork Industry | Dr. Casey Bradley
About the Guest Casey L. Bradley was born and raised on a swine and mixed crop operation in SW Michigan. She received a B.S. in Animal Science from Michigan…
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Identifying the Best Wean Age for Your Operation | Brady McNeil
About the Guest Brady grew up on a mixed livestock and row crop farm where he found his passion for the swine industry. That led him to earn his B.S. in Animal…
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The Pork Industry’s Sustainability Platform | Dr. Brett L. Kaysen
About the Guest Brett L. Kaysen, Ph.D., is the senior vice president of sustainability for the National Pork Board. He leads the organization-wide effort to…
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Agriculture and the Environment | Dr. Patrick Moore
About the Guest Dr. Patrick Moore has been a leader in the international environmental field for more than 45 years. He is a co-founder of Greenpeace and…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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 Central Illinois. She received her B.S. from Southern Illinois…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…