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Building Trust Through Authentic Branding in Agriculture | Dave Morton
January 30, 2025

About the Guest Dave received his BA from The University of Northern Iowa in 1982. In 1984, Dave, with business partner Jeff Westrom, formed JWMorton, a Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based advertising agency. Th

Strategic Water Management and AgTech Innovation | Patrick Henry
January 23, 2025

About the Guest As the CEO of GroGuru, I drive the overall strategy and operational execution for an exciting AgTech company that is changing the way that we grow crops by using an innovative IoT syst

Empowering Farms with Technology and Compliance | Melissa Bradford & Azael Romero
January 16, 2025

About the Guest(s) Melissa Bradford Operations Coordinator Melissa Bradford graduated from Purdue University earning a bachelors degree in animal Agribusiness. For the past 15 years Melissa has w

Risk Management in Pork Production | Chris Ford & Val Weis
January 09, 2025

About the Guests Chris Ford VP Corporate Swine Lender, Farm Credit Services of America, Frontier Farm Credit, and Ag Country Farm Credit. Chris works with swine operations across the Farm Credit Servi

Gene Editing and Sustainability in Pork Production | Banks Baker
December 26, 2024

About the Guest Banks Baker is Global Director of Product Sustainability for PIC, a global animal genetics and biotechnology company. He supports genetic improvement and gene editing as a way to cont

Navigating Economic Volatility in Agriculture | Matt Erickson
December 19, 2024

About the Guest Matt Erickson is currently the Agriculture Economic and Policy Advisor for AgCountry Farm Credit Services, Farm Credit Services of America and Frontier Farm Credit where he provides pe

Advancing Swine Genetics Through Digital Phenotyping | Dr. Eric Psota
December 12, 2024

About the Guest Eric Psota is the Digital Innovation Manager at PIC North America. Since joining in 2021, he has been responsible for developing advanced technologies for digital phenotyping using com

Navigating Change in Swine Farming and Finance | Steve Malakowsky
December 05, 2024

About the Guest Steve Malakowsky is the Director of Swine Lending at Compeer Financial. He started as an analyst in 1997 working with swine clients and today leads the Swine Sales team for Compeer. St

The Journey to Reduce Piglet Crushing with SmartGuard® | Matthew Rooda & Abe Espinoza
November 26, 2024

About the Guests Matthew Rooda is the Founder and CEO of SwineTech, Inc., where he leads the development of innovative solutions for the pork industry. Through SwineTechs flagship product, PigFlow,

Next-Generation Biosecurity for Swine Health | Dr. Scott Dee
November 21, 2024

About the Guest Scott Dee earned a DVM, MS, and PhD from the University of Minnesota, is board-certified in veterinary microbiology, past President of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians,