SwineCast 1125, At The Meeting – COVID-19 Testing Strategy

swinecast on September 16, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison hears from Dr. Michael Osterholm, Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota, to learn about COVID-19 testing strategies.
  • The U.S. testing strategy for the COVID-19 virus and delays in obtaining results have left veterinarians with questions. Dr. Osterholm , along with Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), have a conversation on the approaches to human testing.
  • The world-renowned Osterholm is the latest guest on the series of Leaders Leading recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry.
  • ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the the most recent topics in swine health and production.

SwineCast 1119, At The Meeting – Influenza, Interpreting The News From China

swinecast on July 22, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison hears from Dr. Marie Culhane, Professor of Veterinary Population Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Culhane joins the At The Meeting team to talk about a recent scientific paper on influenza that set off alarm bells worldwide. The paper characterized a known swine influenza strain previously found in China and Europe.
  • Dr. Culhane, along with Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), review the findings of recent research of influenza viruses, testing, immunity, and vaccines. They also discuss how our experience with influenza is similar and different from the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
  • ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the the most recent topics in swine health and production.

SwineCast 1113, At The Meeting – State Veterinarians And The COVID-19 Response

swinecast on May 29, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison learns from Dr. Beth Thompson, Executive Director of the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, about how state veterinarians are helping producers through the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic challenges.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), learn how state veterinarians’ roles have had to quickly adapt to helping people at all levels of government and business understand and work through pandemic challenges.
  • Dr. Thompson is the latest guest on the 14th episode in a series of Leaders Leading recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry.
  • ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the the most recent topics in swine health and production.

SwineCast 1112, At The Meeting – COVID-19’s Impact on China’s Swine Industry

swinecast on May 26, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison hears from Dr. Duan Lianmao and Art Xue of Riverstone Farms about COVID-19’s impact on China’s swine industry.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), learn about the cultural and production aspects of living with COVID-19 in China.
  • Dr. Duan Lianmao and Art Xue are the latest guests on the thirteenth in a series of Leaders Leading recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry.
  • ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the the most recent topics in swine health and production.

SwineCast 1111, At The Meeting – The US Government’s Response To COVID-19’s Agricultural Impacts

swinecast on May 19, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison hears from Rep. Collin Peterson, Minnesota’s 7th Congressional district and Chair of the House Agriculture Committee, about the current U.S. Government’s efforts to help pork producers during the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), learn about Peterson’s priorities for near-term assistance, and ways to ensure a speedier, more effective governmental response to the next agricultural crisis event.
  • Rep. Peterson is the latest guest on the twelfth in a series of Leaders Leading recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry.
  • ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the the most recent topics in swine health and production.

SwineCast 1106, At The Meeting – COVID-19 Impact: Masking Hunger

swinecast on May 8, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison learns from Matt Gassen, Feeding South Dakota, about the paradox of pigs being disposed of while other Americans are struggling with a lack of food during this Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), have a conversation with Matt Gassen, CEO of Feeding South Dakota, an affiliate of the Feeding America program, about Feeding South Dakota getting food to those who need it during this time when pork producers are forced to dispose of pigs.
  • Gassen is the latest guest on the ninth in a series of Leaders Leading recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry.
  • ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the the most recent topics in swine health and production.

SwineCast 1105, At The Meeting – COVID-19 Impact on Hog Prices

swinecast on May 6, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’ Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison learns from Dow McVean, a principal of McVean Trading & Investments, on how the complexities and vulnerabilities of North American hog prices have been laid bare by the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), discuss with McVean about the economic impacts the Coronavirus / COVID-19 pandemic has had on hog prices.
  • “To have the majority of the hogs priced off the negotiated cash price of two percent off the hogs is unsustainable.“, McVean says.
  • McVean is the latest guest on the eighth in a series of Leaders Leading recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry.
  • ‘At the Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the the most recent topics in swine health and production.

SwineCast 1102, At The Meeting – Facing The Swine Production Realities Of COVID-19

swinecast on April 24, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison discusses making difficult decisions during the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), are joined by guest John Schwartz, CEO and President of Schwartz Farms.
  • In the midst of making difficult decisions, Schwartz made time to talk with the ‘At The Meeting’ hosts. Schwartz describes the multiple actions his team is taking to ramp down production and confront the reality of euthanasia.
  • “A good business has to make difficult decisions,” Schwartz says.
  • This is the fifth in a series of recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry. “At the Meeting, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison” is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc..

SwineCast 1100, At The Meeting – COVID-19: A Leader Leading

swinecast on April 22, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison discusses leadership during the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant), are joined by guest Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board.
  • The group discusses leadership during the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the opportunity for society to recognize animal agriculture’s importance.
  • “Right now, competence, leadership, and work are more valuable than ideology or politics,” Even says.
  • This is the fourth in a series of recordings produced by the ‘At The Meeting’ team. Future editions will highlight insights and perspectives from leaders within the swine industry. “At the Meeting, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison” is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc..

SwineCast 1097, At The Meeting – COVID-19: Three Things Your Lender Wants You To Do Today

swinecast on April 17, 2020

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  • ‘At The Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison talks about COVID-19 and three things your lender wants you to do today.
  • Dr. Montserrat Torremorell (College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota), Dr. Gordon Spronk (Pipestone Veterinary Services), and Dr. Tom Wetzell (Swine Veterinary Consultant) are joined by Mark Greenwood, Chief Diversified Markets Officer at Compeer Financial.
  • Mark offers three take home messages for US pig producers to help navigate the impact of COVID-19 in their pig business: face reality, producers need to do their part, and communication with lenders is essential.
  • ‘At The Meeting’, Honoring Dr. Bob Morrison is a podcast sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc. and is focused on the most recent topics in swine health and production.