We can get a lot of information by observing the pigs. Now, we are moving forward and bringing cameras and automated systems to evaluate animal performance. Aidan Connolly is an expert on assessing and working with new technologies, and he shares his thoughts on what direction we are going on our farms with camera implementation. How do you think that technology can help you?

Aidan Connolly is the Founder and President of Agritech Capital, a resource for new and established companies working at the interface of agriculture and technology. With tremendous experience in applied technology in pig production, Aidan highlights the main tools available to help us with our job on a day-to-day basis. Do you already implement any of those technologies in your routine?

We are now moving to the next level of using new technology on pig farms. However, there is a lot to improve. As Aidan Connolly highlights, the main obstacle to this is finding ways with current labor issues to implement these technological advancements. Interesting, right?

Swine farms need to continue to advance technologically 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 the big issues we must address when thinking of new technologies. What other topics would you add?

Jennifer received her MS in Animal Science from the University of Alberta, specializing in gilt management and reproduction. As an expert on this topic, Jennifer highlighted some key points for the good development of the gilts. Watch the video and give us your opinion on this topic.

Having worked with genetics for a long time, Jennifer brings the discussion addresses this hot topic in pig production: the relationship between birth weight and phenotype. As she says, it’s critical to look at the efficiency of good gilt development to pay attention to birth weights and identify those sows with low birth weight phenotypes. Interesting, right?

The best strategies to optimize profits during the summer months must be planned and begun several months in advance. Dr. Ritter shares his thoughts on what marketing strategies swine producers can do to thrive during this critical period. Watch the video and tell us what you think!

As we have said before, swine farms need to continue to advance technologically if we want to be more profitable in the future. The main obstacle with this is finding ways with the current labor issues to implement these technological advancements. In this episode, Laura talks with Aidan Connolly about those obstacles, what the future holds for swine farms, and what we need to change to make that dream a reality.

"𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦, 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘢𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘦𝘵𝘤. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦." - 𝗔𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘆

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

1. What technology today could transform livestock production

2. Labor issues in the industry

3. Managing logistics of implementing technology

4. What technologies can be implemented today?

5. Main obstacles prohibiting technology implementation

6. Key points

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Aidan Connolly is the Founder and President of Agritech Capital. Agritech Capital is a resource for new and established companies working at the interface of agriculture and technology. AgriTech Capital has aided governments, fortune 500 food companies and large agri-businesses on their AgTech strategy. Prior to this, Aidan held the position of CIO at Alltech. With 30 years of experience in strategic analysis and planning. Aidan adds the innovative thinking and capital investment needed to go from possibility to reality. He has a strategic understanding of the marketplace and the regulatory parameters that set the environment. Aidan has worked in over 100 countries and speaks five languages. He has worked in political associations, with state and national governments in the US, China, Europe and Brazil, international organizations such as the European Union and the United Nations. Aidan also contributes to a wide range of publications in agriculture and business, including Forbes. Aidan also served as the CEO of Cainthus until this past January, a computer vision and artificial intelligence company specialized in monitoring key farm management practices that impact nutrition, health and the behavior of livestock.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

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Weight is always a challenge in the daily routine, particularly at our current facilities. Most of the time, we don't have scales or maybe sufficient staff to do that. In this video, Jennifer Patterson cited some methods that may help the producers measure the gilts' weight. Do you already use some of them?

Dr. Li is a Swine Nutritionist for Cargill, where she focuses on nutrition consulting and economic modeling, as well as other responsibilities. She discusses her thoughts and research updates on feeding pigs with xylanase during the summer to optimize growth performance and health. What are your thoughts on that?