Say That Again: Favorite Moments from Day One of the Leman Conference
From swine health and human resource development to personal growth and financial success, day one of the 2022 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul, Minn., covered a wide range of topics. Here are a few things that are worth repeating.
“The heart of a servant considers ‘we’ over ‘I.’” – Darin Madson, DVM, JBS Foods in “JBS: A Global Culture of Being the Best”
“Every biosecurity measure you put into place is important, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a culture that executes on those measures. A consistent message is critical.” -Pete Thomas, DVM, Iowa Select Farms in “What it Takes to Protect Sow Farms”
“There are no more mysteries...we know what to do about feed risk.” -Scott Dee, DVM, in “Next Generation Biosecurity Approaches to Control Pig Diseases”
“It’s our job to put people in a position to be successful.” -Joe Dykhuis, Dykhuis Farms, in “What Do You Do When a Boomer Asks a Millennial to Give Everyone in the Farm a Smart Phone?”
“Gene editing is the first, but not the last, practical example of precision genetic improvement being a proactive benefit towards advancing a quadruple bottom line – people, pigs, profit and planet.” -Bill Christianson, DVM, COO of PIC, in “PRRS Resistance Through Gene Editing: The Path to Market”
“I’m a firm believer that you don’t teach winning. You have to experience it.” -PJ Corns, JBS Foods, in “JBS: A Global Culture of Being the Best”
“We may have forgotten about the importance of early detection and individual sow treatment, particularly in breeding and gestation.” -Chris Rademacher, DVM, Iowa State University, in “Improved Sow Livability Through Refocused Individual Attention”
“I was pretty naïve to think I was going to have this huge splash in a big company, but in reality, the company had a big splash with me...their values have not only helped me in my professional life, but my personal life as well.” – Kyle Coble, JBS Foods in “JBS: A Global Culture of Being the Best”
“Once the disease is an area, you are fighting a much harder battle.” – Luc Dufresne, Seaboard Foods, in “Thought Process to Make Biosecurity Investment Decisions”
“By knowing the benefit (or cost), one can back into indifference points to guide decision-making.” – Lee Schulz, Iowa State University, in “Economics of Sow Mortality – Newly Developed Calculator”
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