The Pork Podcast

The Dadson family's iconic TikToks, shorts, videos and reels about showing pigs are capturing attention worldwide. Not only are these videos reaching other youth exhibitors, but they are bringing awareness of the stock show industry to the general public who just can't get enough of their story.

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The PORK Podcast wraps up 2024 on a more personal note. Jennifer Shike’s husband, Dan, a University of Illinois professor, joins her to tackle what it means to try to win and why mentoring matters to parenting lessons and how the stock show industry has influenced their lives. Get ready for a little extra on this one.

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Is influenza a greater concern to pigs and people now in light of the Oct. 30 USDA announcement that H5N1 was detected for the first time ever in a pig at a backyard Oregon farm? If so, how? Andrew Bowman, DVM, one of the country's top swine influenza experts, joins The PORK Podcast to answer that question and more during a special report on H5N1.

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It’s true that Scott Dee, a retired veterinarian with Pipestone, has thought about porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) more than most people throughout his lifetime. He joins The PORK Podcast to discuss how PRRS started, what producers are facing today, and how the industry needs to move forward to win the battle.

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From protecting farmers’ freedom to operate to reflecting on her collegiate livestock judging experiences to balancing motherhood with a demanding career, Oklahoma Pork Council Executive Director Kylee Deniz proves why she's 'team everything.'

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Illinois pork producer Hannah Miller shares about winning the National FFA Swine Entrepreneurship Proficiency Award and what she's learned from starting up her own show pig herd while balancing life as a high school student.

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Ohio pork producer Duane Stateler joins the podcast to share the story behind his busy calendar and impressive resume-- the story of an unassuming multi-generational Ohio farmer who has fought everything from bad markets to animal rights activists, and even cancer, to make him what he is today... stronger and more determined to succeed.

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Iowa State University Linebacker Caleb Bacon joins the podcast with Iowa Pork Producers Association’s Communications Director Kevin Hall to share how one tweet set a life-breathing plan into motion.

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From negative optimism to making your voice heard on the Hill, National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys discusses how NPPC is tackling the hard stuff from the farm bill and Prop 12 to dietary guidelines and the Clean Water Act.

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