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Creating Tomorrow’s Ag Leaders Through Experience and Trust | Shonda Sammons
About the Guest Shonda Sammons is a partner and Program Leader with the sister organization of 21st Century, 21st Century Agriculture Leadership. With over 30+ years of experience, she works with empl
Navigating Leadership in Ag and Beyond | Gary Weihs
About the Guest Gary Weihs serves as Managing Partner for Kincannon & Reed, the worlds premier search firm for senior leadership roles in food, agribusiness, and life sciences organizations. Leveragi
Rethinking GDU Design for Longevity and Profitability | Emily Pottorf & Dr. Dalton Obemier
About the Guests Emily Pottorf is the Territory Representative for Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin for Gestal. She has been with the company for 4 years. Emily grew up on an Iowa farm with he
A New Way to Fight PRRS | Dr. Tom Campi
About the Guest Thomas W. Campi, DVM, MPVM is CEO and co-founder of Modulant Biosciences, a new biotech company focusing on antivirals for pets and livestock. Their current pipeline includes an antiv
Creating a Playbook for Animal Welfare | Mallory Strickland
About the Guest Mallory Strickland is a graduate of Ohio State University and NC State University. She joined Smithfield Hog Production in 2010, as a production trainee from Cardington, Ohio, where sh
Getting Real About AI: When It’s Worth It and When It’s Not | Kyle Leistikow
About the Guest Kyle Leistikow began his research career at UW-Madison where he worked for three years under the guidance of Eric Johnson investigating the secretion and stability of Clostridial neuro
What Every Farm Should Know About Transport Biosecurity | Dr. Karine Talbot
About the Guest Dr Karine Talbot is Senior Director of Animal Health, Nutrition and R&D at HyLife, and earned her Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) from the Universit de Montral in 2008. She joine
From Feed Mill Roots to Prop 12 Reality | Ryan Hunter & Jarred Lorenz
About the Guests Ryan Hunter Ryan was born and raised in Vicksburg, MI, where his parents and grandparents purchased a feed mill in 1979. He attended Vicksburg High School and graduated from Western M
Designing Better Barns for Pigs and People | Dr. Monique Pairis-Garcia
About the Guest MoniquePairis-Garcia is a Professor and Veterinarian in Global Production Animal Welfare at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Pairis-Garcia earned her Do
The Real Reason Digitization Matters in Pork Production | Dr. James Lowe
About the Guest Dr. Lowe is an educator, advisor, researcher, and farmer based in Illinois. He is also a professor and the associate dean for online programs and extension at the College of Veterinary