Today’s episode will cover A life-long of swine production in 30 minutes.

“We need to improve our productivity by using data… data is the number one issue. If you don’t have the data, it’s going to be very difficult for someone to come in and try to get it right.” – Dr. Gonzalo Castro.

Our guest is Dr. Gonzalo Castro, one of the bright minds of the Global Swine Industry. Dr. Castro is Agronomist, with a PhD from the University of Minnesota. With more than 50 years of work experience, in production, tech services and consulting, highlighting his work with Agrosuper, Pronaca, Keken, and PIC, among other companies. He was one of the responsible for the growth of PIC genetics in Latin America, in the 80s and 90s.

What you will learn:

• A brief summary about himself and his long career;
• The history and evolution of swine reproduction;
• The exchange in knowledge between South America and North America;
• The characteristics to look for work on new hires;
• Things that the best farms do, that other farms could emulate;
• What separate successful swine professionals from those that are not.

Gonzalo’s favorite swine-related book: Multi-Site Pig Production

Gonzalo’s favorite book unrelated to swine: Thank you for being late

Edited by Lauro Faccin