Episodes

  • Empowering Farms with Technology and Compliance | Melissa Bradford & Azael Romero

    Empowering Farms with Technology and Compliance | Melissa Bradford & Azael Romero
    Jan 16 2025
    About the Guest(s) Melissa Bradford – Operations Coordinator Melissa Bradford graduated from Purdue University earning a bachelor’s degree in animal Agribusiness. For the past 15 years Melissa has worked for Martin Family Farms in Williamsport Indiana and is currently the Operations Coordinator. Prior to working at Maritn Family Farms, Melissa also worked for United Animal […]
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    35 mins
  • Risk Management in Pork Production | Chris Ford & Val Weis

    Risk Management in Pork Production | Chris Ford & Val Weis
    Jan 9 2025
    About the Guests Chris Ford VP Corporate Swine Lender, Farm Credit Services of America, Frontier Farm Credit, and Ag Country Farm Credit. Chris works with swine operations across the Farm Credit Services of America, Frontier Farm Credit, and Ag Country Associations’ state territory and throughout the Midwest ranging in a variety of sizes. Chris is […]
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    36 mins
  • Gene Editing and Sustainability in Pork Production | Banks Baker

    Gene Editing and Sustainability in Pork Production | Banks Baker
    Dec 26 2024
    About the Guest Banks Baker is Global Director of Product Sustainability for PIC, a global animal genetics and biotechnology company. He supports genetic improvement and gene editing as a way to continually improve animal agriculture and provide holistic benefits across the value chain, including reduced greenhouse gas emissions, improved animal welfare and more efficient protein […]
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    29 mins
  • Navigating Economic Volatility in Agriculture | Matt Erickson

    Navigating Economic Volatility in Agriculture | Matt Erickson
    Dec 19 2024
    About the Guest Matt Erickson is currently the Agriculture Economic and Policy Advisor for AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit where he provides perspective, insights, and commentary that help connect conditions in the agricultural economy to individual producer impact and resulting impacts to the organization. Before his role […]
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    35 mins
  • Advancing Swine Genetics Through Digital Phenotyping | Dr. Eric Psota

    Advancing Swine Genetics Through Digital Phenotyping | Dr. Eric Psota
    Dec 12 2024
    About the Guest Eric Psota is the Digital Innovation Manager at PIC North America. Since joining in 2021, he has been responsible for developing advanced technologies for digital phenotyping using computer vision and machine learning. Specifically, he specializes in multi-object tracking, pose estimation, animal identification, anomaly detection, real-time systems, and edge computing. Prior to joining […]
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    32 mins
  • Navigating Change in Swine Farming and Finance | Steve Malakowsky

    Navigating Change in Swine Farming and Finance | Steve Malakowsky
    Dec 5 2024
    About the Guest Steve Malakowsky is the Director of Swine Lending at Compeer Financial. He started as an analyst in 1997 working with swine clients and today leads the Swine Sales team for Compeer. Steve is rooted in the industry, serving as the Allied Industry representative as both a delegate and member of the nominating […]
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    37 mins
  • The Journey to Reduce Piglet Crushing with SmartGuard® | Matthew Rooda & Abe Espinoza

    The Journey to Reduce Piglet Crushing with SmartGuard® | Matthew Rooda & Abe Espinoza
    Nov 26 2024
    About the Guests Matthew Rooda is the Founder and CEO of SwineTech, Inc., where he leads the development of innovative solutions for the pork industry. Through SwineTech’s flagship product, PigFlow®, pork producers are empowered to enhance operational efficiency, optimize resource management, and improve pig care through automation and workforce innovation. With deep roots in the […]
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Next-Generation Biosecurity for Swine Health | Dr. Scott Dee

    Next-Generation Biosecurity for Swine Health | Dr. Scott Dee
    Nov 21 2024
    About the Guest Scott Dee earned a DVM, MS, and PhD from the University of Minnesota, is board-certified in veterinary microbiology, past President of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians, past Chair of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Council on Biologic and Therapeutic Agents and currently serves on the AVMA House of Delegates. After […]
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    45 mins