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For this episode, we venture outside of swine production from a traditional perspective and discuss a new idea for the supply chain for grains and pulse crops with Joshua Toews with NGF Global. Through this startup, we find solutions to bring transparency and connection to our food chain while providing value to both the crop farmers and the customers they supply. While NGF is just starting with pulse crops, the future of agriculture is in its sights. About our guest: Mr. Joshua Toews, a U.S. Air Force Veteran, has over 15 years of experience in operational management. Joshua, a multi-generational farmer/rancher, has held positions within airlines where he oversaw the changes within maintenance departments during start-up, rebranding, and structuring. During this time, Joshua was tasked to build maintenance departments from the ground up. Joshua was recognized as one of the largest pulse crop and wheat originators in the United States. He managed two of the largest gross bushel originating facilities in Montana. Joshua is a proven successful entrepreneur; starting his own agricultural company, he was able to build and make it profitable within its first year of operation. He has since sold his venture to focus on the efforts of NGF Global. Joshua is one of the original co-founders of NGF Global. This company was created to bridge the gap between producers and pulse crop/oilseed buyers and implement full transparency and traceability throughout the entire process. NGF Global opens new opportunities for both grain buyers and producers through this process. Due to Joshua taking part on both sides of the grain trade, he was tasked with recognizing the shortfalls in the pulse crop and oilseed industry for NGF Global and creating a solution to these problems. To learn more about NGF Global visit https://www.ngf-global.com.

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In part 2 with Jeb Gent, we discuss the innovation behind Ascension Ag's new product and company. The idea came from riding around with a veterinarian and PEDV reinfection from slaughter trucks. A liquid disinfectant was not practical, thus developing a dry disinfectant. Also, in this episode, we discuss the primary needs of biosecurity and the simple things we can do to protect our swine herds.

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This episode highlights Midwest ASAS's symposium "I am not Bossy - Professional Women in the Allied Industry" and other presentations from this year's meeting. In the first part of the episode, our host Casey Bradley discusses the symposium and the inspiration beyond it. We also chat with Edward Yang about the Midwest highlights and what it means to be a scholar, his research, and what’s next for the industry. This episode (and within the agricultural sector) focuses on finding solutions to natural climate change problems through sustainability, precision feeding, and pig production. Essential topics such as using different protein levels and ingredients – the US corn and soy meals – to improve production efficiency are addressed. What other options do we have besides the diet? Improving our sustainability and using it as an objective must be economical to make it advantageous. The importance of annual sustainability reports as the first starting point to sustainability through numbers and the ethical debate of how ‘data mining’ is dangerous. How to, as a student, network yourself as the next generation in the animal science industry as a valuable asset.About the host:Dr. Casey Bradley is an Animal Scientist and Nutritionist that has worked with swine and other livestock with many years of valuable experience. Her specialties include product development, technical writing, presentations, research, technical sales, mentoring, and networking. Her focus is on nutrition, immunology, and animal welfare. She has presented at large conferences in the USA, Canada, Greece, and Denmark with work experience in farm and research management, technical service and sales, regulatory, project, and employee management. An industry leader, guiding students and colleagues towards sustainable pork production. About the guest:Edward is a young scholar with great potential and aspirations who is also the young scholar award (ASAS) holder. A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Minnesota, originally from China, has spent the last ten years in the US working with pigs. He is a nutritionist with a focus on grower-finisher pigs and how we can reduce nitrogen production and nitrogen recycling through precision feeding practices.Key takeaways •We need to start paying attention to real and current data in order to understand where we are in terms of sustainability in the agricultural industry•Agricultural symposiums bridge the gap of sustainability between the beef, dairy, poultry and pork producers, and the consumer•Providing actual data and making proactive decisions are necessary to move forward as an industry •Research projects and data are information-rich when analyzed properly•We need to pay more attention to the benefits women offer to the industry, starting with men

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This episode is part 1 of 2 featuring Jeb Gent Co-Founder of Ascension Ag. We will be discussing what it is like being an entrepreneur in the swine industry. We will highlight the challenges and considerations Jeb and his company faced as they developed a new product and how they are changing the way we think about biosecurity within our industry.

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This episode will discuss quarter one updates from the global perspective. The number one headline is the war of Ukraine and the disappearance of COVID in the news. We discuss the repercussions of the war in Ukraine across the world for grain supplies that ultimately funnel into the swine industry. The supply chain will be ever further pushed to meet the demands and have lasting impacts on our industry, from fertilizer for crops to parts for our feed mills. We further discuss policy decisions and how the swine industry can incorporate alternative energy within the swine industry. The energy crisis is something to watch as an industry. Getting back to swine, United Pork Americas has been postponed until September. Vincent will be hosting webinars until late May and then heading out back in late May for several live events worldwide. And of course, we have an update on the global ASF situation with an outbreak in Italy found in 60 wild boars. Also, Thailand finally mentioned ASF was present even though most of the industry knew it was there and has now reported 61 outbreaks. We have also listened to our followers and will evolve our podcast and deliver the best content for our industry.Visit www.pigprogress.net to keep abreast of global swine industry news. To sign-up to join The Real P3 Podcast Newsletter, please fill out the form at https://zfrmz.com/fKGhOXhbGkXbZScVeJXW.

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In this episode, we go on a safari – to South Africa. The Sunswine Groups’ new extern Marc Raath gives a different perspective on animal health and biosecurity. We address some of the pitfalls that producers experience with biosecurity and management. How have on-farm challenges changed over time and finding the balance between biosecurity and employee compliance through identifying simple solutions? We delve into what it means for a pig to be “content” and how fiber is “the missing link” for optimal pig health and economics. We sneak at Marc’s new research on tail biting and his day-to-day life as an animal health technician. To read more about biosecurity in South Africa visit:Highlights• Marc has almost 20 years in agricultural industry and has been working in the pig industry for the last 7 years.• Marc visits onsite to collect samples and he has seen first-hand that some disease protocols are not up to standard.• Marc believes that biosecurity is a lifestyle and not just a set of rules that you have to follow.• Marc sees too many things being taken into areas not allowed.• Producers should try to build trust with the workers.• The trust has to be mutual. • You should be able to do whatever you are requiring a worker to do. They have to know that you aren’t requesting something of them that you cannot do.• There is now more emphasis on vehicle disinfection.• More effort is going into bird proofing.• Fencing requirements are changing and becoming more stringent.• Marc finds that older more naturally controlled facilities have better animal welfare.• Proper control of feeding is critical to contentment which can be a key contributor on tail biting.

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In this episode, we visit Farrpro's Founder and CEO Amos Petersen and COO Bill Winkelman about bringing innovations into the swine industry. We discuss their experiences in developing new ideas on creating microenvironments for piglets. Key Highlights:• Amos believes that there is a trust issue in the pork industry with some outside technologies that could be beneficial.• Evaluating new technologies requires new metrics to measure success.• Bill believes that the diversity of experiences coming into the industry is helping. People come in from outside industries, and they have different ideas and ways of seeing things.• Today’s challenges, in particular labor, are driving innovation.• A large part of Farrpro’s success is a true collaboration with clients.• Regular heat maps frequently fail because of wire design.• Farrpro’s NanoMat is designed with more durable and efficient materials.• The NanoMat also has a better grip surface, and it is safer for pigs.• Electrical heat use is approximately 65% less for the NanoMat than traditional heat maps.• Pork producers need to look at the farm's design. Other industries seem to be more innovative. Pork producers can learn from others.To learn more, visit www.farrpro.com

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In this episode, Stephen Hall discusses how the industry needs to focus more on the producer economics of what data is revealing and how genetics can help with herd management. He also talks about the importance of the industry controlling the narrative around the perception of how pork is produced.

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This episode is another educational discussion with both Dr. Bradley Lawrence with Novus and Dr. Joe Crenshaw with APC. We will discuss why we need to go back to the basics of biology to bring real solutions to some our main problems in swine production. Our discussion starts around the issue of sow prolapses and mortality but takes a deep dive into what the next generation needs to know entering the industry.

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In this episode we discuss colostrum needs and how to measure success with The Real P3 Co-Founder Willem Steyn. He has been working hard with his producers on training them to identify pigs with poor colostrum intake through thermal scanning. We also get into discussions around developing gilts and maximizing mammary development to help our litters get off to a better start and thus reduce preweaning mortality.

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