Matthew Rooda grew up in Iowa in a family that works as a pork producer. He explains how he empowers the employees and emphasizes that the key point is trust and having Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Do you agree?

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Dr. Becton has been working as Director of Swine Health at the National Pork Board, conducting applied research on the endemic and foreign animal disease in swine production. She talks about the risk assessments the EpiX team is performing and the areas that could represent a risk for introduction to the U.S. Do you think we’re prepared to go against it?

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Technology can be imposing and uncomfortable for people to accept and work with at first. Nevertheless, Matthew points out that we can use technology to understand what’s happening on the farm. As well, the implementation of technology must be aligned with the knowledge of how to use it, as this will mean success or failure. Do you use technology on your pig farm?

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Dr. Kemp talks about the historical perspective that we now have very specific demands in terms of meat quality. Customers are starting to look for a meat-based protein that has more flavor, juiciness, taste, and marbling — which reflects their definition of meat quality. He also points out that as people have a little more income, they become more discerning. Do you agree?

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Technology has advanced considerably over the years, but implementing technological advancements into our swine farms is not always as simple as it sounds. Training staff to effectively integrate this technology can be difficult and if not done properly can result in more work for little improvement. Matthew Rooda addresses this reality in this episode discussing some of these issues producers face and identifying some opportunities to empower employees and improve data and efficiency.

"𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘨𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺." - 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗮

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:

1. Technology usage in pig production

2. Technology labor interaction

3. Opportunities for new technology

4. How do we empower employees

5. The importance of continuing to learn

6. Common processes today

7. Quality of care

8. Process benchmarking

9. Key points

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Matthew Rooda, grew up in Iowa as a 4th generation pork producer. Throughout his childhood and young adult life, Matthew would work with his family on the farm. Despite his passion for pig production, Matthew was determined to become an obstetrician, so he transferred to the University of Iowa. He worked at Oaknoll Retirement Residence as a Certified Nurses Aide and it was there that he learned about the many similarities that exist between healthcare and animal agriculture. Today, Matthew is SwineTech’s co-founder and CEO, which was founded together with Abraham Espinoza and John Rourke, with the mission to create solutions that empower farmers to provide every food production animal with high-quality individualized care.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.

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Dr. Kemp is Vice President of Research and Development and Genetic Programs at Genesus. He believes that, in 10 years, the demand for pork with greater juiciness, marbling, and other characteristics will increase, opening new markets to sell pork production. How do you see swine production in 10 years?

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Dr. Becton has worked at the National Pork Board since 2008, and she talks about the key risk areas that could bring the ASF to U.S. pig farms. She also points out the importance of having guidance, plans, or education available to help producers and people who are unfamiliar with the pig industry. What are your thoughts on this?

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Dr. Yeske, a swine veterinarian with over 30 years of experience, has been recognized for his disease management and elimination work. He talks about the most prevalent PRRSV strains we have seen and their particular time frame. Have you had incidences of other strains in your herd?

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Dr. Kemp cites critical technologies used in carcass and pork selection programs today. As an example, he highlights the use of standard ultrasound on carcass and meat quality or on the back fat and deeper. Have you already seen how the measurements in the carcass work by ultrasound?

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Dr. Mote gives us tips on what factors we should pay attention to when breeding future replacement females since they will be the source of income for the farm in the future. Do you already do that on your pig farm?

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