Episode Details:

1. Jim is on the road from Indiana to Chicago

2. U.S Holiday Slaughter Numbers Down Almost 6%

3. Lean Hog Futures

4. 2022 Sow Liquidation Convergent

5. CFAP 1 Top Up

6. Jim's Christmas Traditions 

Join us in discussion with Katlyn Connelly and Chris Simco from NEOGEN to discuss the importance of utilizing phosphate free cleaners in your biosecurity program.

Swineweb.com is delighted to interview Matthew Rooda, the co-founder of Swine Tech, Forbes Under 30 winner and Host of the Popular Pig Podcast.

About Our Guest:

Matthew Rooda currently serves as the CEO of SwineTech and studied at the University of Iowa and Johns Hopkins University. Inspired by experiences in animal agriculture and human health, SwineTech was founded with the mission to create solutions that empower farmers to provide food production animals with high-quality individualized care. Rooda was named to the Forbes 30 under 30, has led the SwineTech team through the Pearse Lyons Accelerator in Ireland, raised more than $6 million in venture capital, and managed business development efforts in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. In addition to being named one of the most influential innovators in agriculture, Matthew continues to share the possibilities of a brighter future by connecting thousands of producers and consumers through the Popular Pig podcast.

We interview Dr. Dyneah Classen, Director of Health for the Carthage System and chat about misconceptions of animal agriculture and how those of us actively engaged in the farming profession can help those not lucky enough to be able to visit farms better understand our practices and way of life. While Dyneah and Clayton both grew up actively visiting pig farms (Dyneah's pigs were right outside her front door!), we discuss how difficult it is to get our own children physically onto a farm to educate them about our profession and industry while sharing some light and fun stories about our experiences with kids on farm. Dyneah shares her tips for engaging online, particularly what types of posts she finds are most interesting to our non-ag friends and family as well as how to handle the occasional online troll trying to create mischief.

Episode Details:

1. Less Pigs are Coming!

2. USDA Slaughter Reports

3. Jim Long Arithmetic 

4. Europe & Liquidation 

5. Gene Editing 

Our esteemed panel debates many hot topics in the Pork Industry.  

-Rebecca Davis from Barton Hog Farms in Homer Michigan 

-TJ  Klopp, Owner of Cedar Villa Farms in Zurich Ontario Canada 

-Aaron Juergens, Owner of Sunburst Valley Farms in Carroll Iowa  

-Chris Van Beek, Pork Producer from Northwest Iowa   

Discussion Points:  

*How sdo we market Pork better? 

*Biggest Health concern outside of African Swine Fever 

*Future of the Industry, how important is Technology 

*China Hog Market 

*Labour Issues in Pork Production 

*Waivers and Line Speed Issues in the USA 

*Packer Capacity in Canada *PRRS and dealing with an outbreak 

*To wrap up each producer discussed the biggest reason for optimism and concern for 2022.   V

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Episode Details:

1. China Hog Prices EXPLODE! 

2. Europe & Thailand Update

3. U.S Pork Export to China

4. U.S Cull Sows

5. Revisiting the missing CFAP payment 

Episode Details:

1. US Slaughter is down 5.5% from a year ago

2. US Crops report update

3. Less pigs getting to market 2.33% increase in Mortality

4. Good news from China

Montana is not a Pork Powerhouse state but this powerful brother duo joins us to talk about, the Colony Life. We touch base about the Wipf background, the Montana Pork Industry, Biggest concern as a producer, myths about being on a Colony. Pay attention for the latest "Hot Take", what we need to do as an industry to thrive over the next 25 years, along with discussing alternative careers and the Golden Chop of advice! 

About Our Guest:

Joe & Ben Wipf have been in the Pork Industry for over 15 years (Joe for 15 and Ben for 10) originally starting as a farrow to finish Barn. In the Winter of 2017 tragedy struck as the finish Barn caught fire and burned to the ground which was a total loss due to an electrical fixture. The Wipf brothers continued for a year without a finishing Barn raising pigs to anywhere from 20 to 50 pounds and then shipping them. About a year later they decided to build an isowean. 2500 sows batch farrowing, and have continued with that over the last 5 years and to this day.

Everypig is an innovative software for the Pork Industry, founder Chris Bomgaars joins us to discuss:

About Our Guest:

Chris grew up in Orange City, Iowa. In 2008, he saw an opportunity to join the family pork production business. As he began to buy and raise feeder pigs, he saw the writing on the wall; it was time to go big or go out of business. The venture was a success and scaled from about 30 farms to over 350 farms and started raising over 1.5 million pigs per year (2018). As the company grew, so did the problems—from spiking death loss to sinking caregiver morale. In search of an answer to his company’s issues, Chris searched for a market solution, but none existed. That’s when EveryPig was born, a first-of-its-kind pig health and production management platform.