Jennifer Shike

“One thing I know about pig farmers — we support each other.” @TEFGal @NPPC President kicking off #WPX2024 @FJ_PORK #PORKWeek https://t.co/8Q38X0UfGg

“Those people trees are just not growing anymore. So, when we get talented people who care a lot, we need to put all of our time and effort into those people. Without employees on the farms, we don’t have farms.” -Adam Annegers https://t.co/WxJuf6jrBK #porkreport @FJ_PORK

“The treatment plan must be legitimate, complete and reasonable.” -Jason McAlister at Cloverleaf Animal Welfare Systems in Prop 12: What You Need to Know #AASV20204 @AASwineVets @FJ_PORK https://t.co/PjF71WiUTA

“We jumped into Prop 12 because the customer asked for it. We aren’t saying it’s good or bad.” -Carlos Roudergue, Country View Family Farm #AASV2024 @AASwineVets @FJ_PORK https://t.co/FbV4BrwW8x

“The key to relationships is understanding people. We raise pigs, but we are still in the people business.” @cjrdvm #AASV2024 @AASwineVets @FJ_PORK https://t.co/dQF1tCPrZj

“We need next-generation traceability. We need to focus on the outcome. We need traceability that is real-time. We need accurate data. It needs to be easy and achievable with existing technology.” -Joel Nerem, DVM #AASV2024 @AASwineVets @FJ_PORK https://t.co/BGIo26UyFR

“Remodeling an existing farm or building a new farm provide a tremendous opportunity to focus on biosecurity.” -Katie Coleman @IowaSelect #AASV2024 @AASwineVets @FJ_PORK https://t.co/YI0EHTtESH

“Everything we do is to incentivize good behaviors.” -Craig Rowles in Biosecurity Ideas from the Egg Industry at #AASV2024 @AASwineVets @FJ_PORK https://t.co/4QUc91bZc3

“You always learn something new when someone else gets involved in a disease outbreak investigation.” -Matt Ackerman, Innovative Veterinary Solutions @AASwineVets #AASV2024 @FJ_PORK https://t.co/Kk2l4XBXbb

“Veterinarians need a stronger voice when structural and resource decisions are being made on the farm.” -Derald Holtkamp @ISUVetMed @AASwineVets #AASV2024 @FJ_PORK https://t.co/M04i4TrkOs

If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It: Meet the Winners of the Best Beards in the Pork Industry https://t.co/jT1Sdq9TYX @FJ_PORK

"Avoid confrontation and engagement. Answering their questions is not going to change their minds." @BuckeyeHannah in "Safeguarding the Future of Pork" #ohioporkcongress @OhioPork @FJ_PORK

“We all have a role to play in safeguarding the role of animal ag, whether from the farm security angle or public reputation angle.” @BuckeyeHannah #ohioporkcongress @OhioPork @FJ_PORK https://t.co/YOBJocsw97

“Profitability swings. We can’t set our prices so it’s harder to compete on wages with companies that can!” -Diane Bettin #ohioporkcongress @OhioPork @FJ_PORK https://t.co/DcI5fP9s50

Traceability, biosecurity and surveillance are key to ensure continued and increased pork exports, says @NPPC’s Anna Forseth, DVM. #ohioporkcongress @OhioPork @FJ_PORK https://t.co/mkZDlFK6GF

“When we talk about biosecurity, it’s not just at the farm level. We need to think about it from an international travel perspective, too…that we aren’t bringing anything back.” -Patrick Webb, DVM, @NationalPork #ohioporkcongress @OhioPork @FJ_PORK https://t.co/rCnzfctAFc

PRRS has been holding the pork industry hostage for far too long. But new tools are available and it's time to put them to use, says Cara Haden, Pipestone at #ohioporkcongress @OhioPork @FJ_PORK https://t.co/xeSr4pXgZa