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Champions of Care in Pork Production | Wes Lack

September 12, 2024
About the Guest

Wesley Lack – Pork Regional Business Director for Zoetis.


Wes started with Zoetis in November of 2022 as Area Business Manager on the beef team in Iowa.  In June he was promoted to his new role as Pork Regional Business Director leading the US pork team.

Wes has extensive experience in production agriculture within the pork industry, having worked and led people at various companies in Oklahoma, Indiana, and Iowa. In 2013, Wes and his partners started a business to sell, service, and distribute control systems for pork, poultry, and dairy operations. After being acquired in 2021, Wes gained responsibility for all aspects of the manufacturing, sales, and service of the livestock controls business for Maximus an Ingersoll Rand company.


Wes grew up on a farming operation in Hatch, NM and graduated from New Mexico State University with a bachelor’s in Ag Economics and Business.


He currently resides in Afton, IA, with his wife, April, and three children, Kaylin, Austin, and Kathryn.


Wes Lack


What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig?

  • The power of strong producer relationships.
  • Key support areas from Zoetis: air, feed, water.
  • Lessons pork producers can take from the beef industry.
  • Embracing change to overcome challenges.
  • Wesley’s Golden Nugget