We are always trying to find better ways to understand what the pigs are telling us. Are we doing the same with our teammates? As Chris rightly points out, we need to find a common language so anyone can understand or use proper tools to translate that. What can we do to improve communication?

Dr. Lowe is an Associate Professor, Head of the Integrated Food Animal Management Systems Section, and Director of the i-Learning Center for online veterinary education in the College of Medicine Veterinary (University of Illinois). With his vast experience, he shares his thoughts on what pork producers must know about the other meat industries. What can we learn from that?

As Chris aptly points out, technologies that are successfully applied on pig farms are not only those that improve pig performance but also improve employees' communication. He highlights that good communication and feedback between caregivers and swine vets is essential to improve farm management. Do you agree?

Hord Family Farms has been successful for many years. In this episode, Phil Hord shares his experience of joining the family farm as a member of the 5th generation and what he has learned from this experience. One of those lessons is the importance of research and trying new things. Have you watched the episode?

It's not news that we gather and manage increasing data from our pig farms each and every day. However, data will only help if they align with people's needs, expectations, and realities. Data is only valuable when it supports critical decision making. Do you agree?

Swine farms need to continue to advance technologically if we want to be more profitable in the future. However, those technologies must be closely aligned with the issues that we already have in our industry. Aidan Connolly shares his thoughts on what we can expect in terms of new technologies. Interesting, right?

The swine industry desperately needs novel implementable technologies to save money for both producers and consumers. To achieve that, leaders must understand the urgency of applying new solutions and encourage changes on the pig farms. Are you one of these leaders?

Market demands change with every single generation. The types of products we want today will not be the type of products our kids or grandkids will want when they get older. With the current demands from consumers today, how can the pork industry better create an efficient future for itself tomorrow? In this episode, Dr. Greiner talks with Dr. Jim Lowe about similarities with the beef industry and the pork industry and how we as producers should be marketing our products to best help our retailers and consumers.

"𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦'𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘭 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘢𝘫𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦. 𝘌𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦." - 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗶𝗺 𝗟𝗼𝘄𝗲

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

1. What pork producers can learn from cattle producers

2. Effectively translating antibiotic usage reports for consumers

3. Dealing with CO2 usage in the swine and cattle industries

4. Potential futures of the pork industry

5. Key points

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Lowe is 1994 graduate of the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and has been working with swine production companies across the United States since that time. He completed the college’s Executive Veterinary Program in Swine Health Management in 2000 and in 2005 he also received a master of science degree in infectious disease management. He has maintained an active research program since completing his master’s, focusing on the management of viral respiratory disease in swine production systems. Dr. Lowe has worked in various fields in the agricultural industry. He was a co-owner of Professional Swine Management,a Director of Health and Production Services at the Maschhoffs, and a part-time professor at the University of Illinois teaching production medicine. However, in 2011 he founded Lowe Consulting Ltd. to focus on assisting livestock producers with strategic decision making and process improvement. He has served on the American Association of Swine Veterinarians Board of Directors, was the recipient of the 2007 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award, and presented the 2010 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

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There are many characteristics that successful swine professionals have in common. As Phill highlights, one of them is being happy. As we know, we are currently facing many issues in our industry. However, being resilient and having a joyful attitude can help a lot! Are you one of these people?

Many people in the swine industry say that our main issue is not managing pigs but managing people. As Chris highlights, it's one of the most critical gaps that we have today. That's why new technology must not only improve pig performance but also take employee communication to the next level. How can we do that? I invite you to watch this episode with Chris Bomgaars!