Randy Curless is one of those “lifer’s” with an old school mentality  and passion for the Pork Industry. Wining family farm of the year  awards, presidency of Indiana Pork, and one of the Pioneers for social  media in our Industry Randy still exudes just as much passion today as  we work’s with Producers as the Producer service manager with Pig Tek.

We discuss:

1. How in the 2009/2010 time frame he was one of the first Producer advocates on Social Media who paved the way for others.

2. We discuss how he is proud of the family farm heritage, and a family rich in Agriculture success in Wabash Indiana .

3. We look about what prompted the change from being a Producer and now how he is the Producer Services Manager at Pig Tek.

4. We discuss State organizations and his tenure as  President of the Indiana Pork Producers association.

4. We discuss with the Producers Randy works with  what are the biggest challenges they are facing?

5.Reflection time. We ask Randy what is one thing you would do the same and one thing different in this era as a  Pork Producer?

6. We discuss mentor’s and role models

7. War in Ukraine, ASF, Covid , Market prices? Which current  disastrous event do you think has affected you, our industry, and will  have the longest-term repercussions?

8. We discuss a story about Jim Long that reflects years ago when Randy remembers him visiting the Family Farm.

9. For the first time in a public setting we reveal Randy’s nick name, something only myself and his family knew.

10. Final wrap. We are approaching that time in the industry with a  “new Guard” and evolution coming in. Do you think the key to success in  the Pork Industry is establishing “strong relationships” or are our  ideas and value we come with should hold weight in success?

Nationally, Curless has served on the Checkoff’s Pork Safety  Committee and is a graduate of the Pork Leadership Academy. At the state  level, he was a member of the Indiana Pork Producers Association  serving as president in 2009 and serving as Indiana Pork’s  representative to U.S.M.E.F. for 4 years. In 2011 Curless represented  Indiana Pork and traveled with a group of Indiana businessmen on a trade  mission to China with the Lt. Governor. Locally he was a member of the  Wabash County Pork Producers, Wabash County Soil and Water District  Advisory Board, and Wabash County Extension Board as well as being a  Wabash County Councilman for 12 years, and currently serves on the  Wabash County Area Plan Commission.

Curless sold his swine operation in 2017 and currently works with  PigTek, the swine division of CTB, Inc, as their Producer Services  Manager.