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Navigating Risk, Renewal, and the Next Generation | Chris Ford
August 07, 2025

About the Guest Chris Fordworks with swine operations across the Farm Credit Services of America, Frontier Farm Credit, and Ag Country Associations state territory and throughout the Midwest ranging

Turning Sludge into Sustainability | Jordan Phasey
July 31, 2025

About the Guest Jordan is the founder and CEO of Phinite and a seasoned entrepreneur currently leading his third startup. He first recognized the opportunity to recycle animal waste nutrients into hig

Creating Tomorrow’s Ag Leaders Through Experience and Trust | Shonda Sammons
July 24, 2025

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
July 17, 2025

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
July 10, 2025

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
July 02, 2025

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
June 26, 2025

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
June 19, 2025

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
June 12, 2025

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
June 05, 2025

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