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January 12, 2023 Motivated youth and the drive to move the family farm and Pork Industry forward with Blake Floars.
Blake Floars joins us from Carolina Swine Integrators. He has youthful invigoration to the Swine Industry, not from the traditional farm family but a diverted path in. We catch up on his story, love for team building and wanting to fill the Gaps and step up in the education or Agriculture.
About our Guest
My names Blake Floars, I’ve helped start and run our farrow to finish operation in Goldsboro, NC since October of 2021. Our business has has been able to put our sow farm, and other nursery/finish growers around our community back in business after all of us lost our contracts due to the impacts of COVID-19. Our business model has tried to differentiate itself by partnering with the Genesus US team to produce a specialty product that focuses on meat quality.
39 min
January 05, 2023 The Modern Farmer, with Stewart Skinner
Stewart Skinner, owner of Imani Farms in Ontario Canada joins us for a great discussion. We discuss the tagline "Modern Farmer" when social media came to the forefront in 2009. We talk about this story, his family farm Stonaleen Farms and how we created and developed Imani Farms and the meaning behind it. The strength and qualities or being a Canadian Pig Farmer, along with rapid fire questions. We also discuss reaching a decision maker and how this is a challenge in our industry, and how we makes decisions as a Hog Manager. We wrap on how Stewart matches a personal and corporate vision vs social responsibility, profit and longevity?
About our Guest:
Today I operate lmani Farms, a diversified hog production company that produces conventional and niche market hogs, generating over $3.6 million in direct economic activity while supporting approximately 15 full-time-equivalent jobs through direct employment and contract production arrangements.
32 min
January 03, 2023 Sustained legacy building and now retirement with Ben Wooley from Sunterra Farms
After spanning in our industry over five decades Ben Wooley from Sunterra Farms is calling it a career. We reminisce about his story, the industry, his leadership styles and many other topics with this distinguished individual.
About our Guest
*Director of Operations for Sunterra Farms with production in the US and Canada.
*Partner in the 21st Century Forums.
*Past Chair of the Canadian Pork Roundtable, the Banff Pork Seminar and founder and Director of the Canadian Swine Health Alliance.
22 min
December 20, 2022 In Swine Versation: Effective Swine Industry Suppliers, with Oscar Gonzalez
Effective Swine Industry Suppliers is A seldomly discussed topic, this is an open view on a subject that crosses road with US Famers, vets, and industry suppliers.
We discuss the values and practices that differentiate the good from the great. Why suppliers are essential and vital (good and bad suppliers) We discuss the voice or Producers and Veterinarians and how you stay close in the field, what does it take to stay on top of the game as a Supplier? What is the life cycle from time to idea and delivery and how has that changed from when you started too today. How we can effectively communicate as a whole internally and suppliers for an efficient and effective relationship; What does it take to be Great Vs Average?

About our Guest: I`m a vet graduated in Argentina in 1978 , exactly 44 Years ago.
My first profesional activity was at INTA ( National Agricultural Research Institute) between 1980 to 1983, where I had the first contact with swine working in pathology, more specifically in microbiology of respiratory diseases.
Later worked as a field practitioner and in 1985 I Joined BI ( Boehringer Ingelheim) working in marketing and technical service first in Argentina, Uruguay and Chile.
In 1990 assumed the responsibility of the Regional Operative Unit South America.
In 2001 I extended my responsibility to the whole Latam being located in Mexico until 2006.
I was retired from BI at 2017 after 33 years of service. Now I `m Working as a Senior Advisor.
From segment point of view I mainly worked in milk quality inside dairy production and since 2006 practically full time in swine focus in biologicals specially on Aujesky, PRRS, M. Hoy,and Circovirus.
My driver is to solve customers needs in direct contact with the customer, being part of their farm.
Curiosity,Compromise.Trust and Pasión are key words.
23 min
December 15, 2022 The HG TV approach in the Swine Industry with Rachel Fishback
Join me as I check in with Rachel Fishback, from Integrity Builders.
Consistently Rachel is taking many views, taking you a on visual journey in the agriculture and construction industry which parallels with programs on HG TV.
We tap into the 2022 building market, with a peak into 2023. We talk most memorable shoots, bloopers and even if we need a Hog Hollywood along with one key 2023 prediction.
15 min
December 14, 2022 Evolution as a Sow Farm Manager with Craig Meranda
Join me as I check in with Craig Meranda, from B & W Pork from Indiana.
Craig manages a breed to wean unit with 1000 Sows. We discuss topics from Technology in a Sow Farm, Decision Making and the evolution of a Sow Farm Manager. He participates in Hot Takes with his opinion on the Seaboard Transaction, Prefixing Suits, A Better Tasting Product, the Wholestone project, and what he sees as the "Genetics Problem". We wrap on a defining and challenging moment and how he used his resiliency to tame the tide, improve, and grow from the experience.
24 min
December 13, 2022 Five Minutes with Swine Veterinarian Nic Lauterbach, from Pharmgate Animal Health
Join me as I check in with Nic Lauterbach, from Pharmgate Animal Health .We discuss his previous role at Smithfield, why he chose Pharmgate to continue his career path. How he can help customers drive solutions, along with his final takeaway message.
About our Guest

Dr. Nicholas Lauterbach is a 2018 graduate of Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine. He spent the last four and a half years working for Smithfield Foods Hog Production, Midwest Division, most recently serving as Senior Veterinarian for the region. In this role he oversaw and directed the health of 120,000 sows and 1.8 million finishing spaces throughout five different states in the Midwest. He joined Pharmgate Animal Health in a Technical Services role in October of 2022.
9 min
December 13, 2022 Podcast: The Long and Short of it with Jim Long from Genesus Genetics, December 13th 2022
Episode Details:
1. We discuss the Midwest Pork Conference in Indiana
2. We discuss why there are no new players entering the Swine Industry
3. We talk about the US supply of hogs decreasing
4. We talk about the upcoming Manitoba Hog Days
5 min
December 05, 2022 A storied career in the Swine Industry, with Dr. Scott Dee.
Dr. Scott Dee will be transitioning in retirement at Pipestone. During the transition, he will be staying with Pipestone and focusing on a subset of specific projects, including feed risk, US SHIP, and our IMAGINE AMR study.
It’s been a great 35 year run for Dr. Dee. We discuss stand out moments, major contributions, along with untold stories, what we will miss most, and also do with his free time.
We end with an update regarding news he broke months ago about the detection of Senecavirus A in pigs associate with feed imports from endemically infected countries.
21 min
November 30, 2022 Podcast: The Long and Short of it with Jim Long from Genesus Genetics, November 30th 2022
Episode Details:
1. We discuss the Alberta Pork Annual meeting
2. We discuss the NSIF Conference

3. We talk about Market Observations

4. We discuss the Jersey Red Duroc video
9 min