Gordon Spronk's guest appearances

Gordon Spronk

Ag Future: Innovation in Agri-Food

The Swine it Podcast Show

Popular Pig

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Aidan Connolly

Ashley DeDecker

Larry Rueff

Brad Freking

Kara Stewart

Robert van Barneveld

Vance Crowe

Ron Ketchem

Mark Knauer

Casey Bradley

Jack Bobo

Joe Kerns

Cesar Corzo

Dan Bussieres

Tyler Holck

OwlTail

Bob Morrison

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥." - 𝗗𝗿. 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗸  𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻:  1.	Growing your own company; 2.	Biggest lessons from Dr. Bob Morrison; 3.	What would Bob write on a billboard? 4.	Health monitoring systems around the world; 5.	Lessons on pig production and health; 6.	Lessons on the pig business; 7.	What does a chairman do? 8.	How does retirement feel? 9.	Thoughts and lessons on philanthropy; 10.	Future of swine production; 11.	Consumer perception.  𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Gordon Spronk is a native of the Pipestone, Minnesota agricultural community. Upon completion of his education with a DVM degree at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1981, he returned to Pipestone to practice at Pipestone Veterinary Services. Dr. Spronk is a co-founder of the "Pipestone System" of pig production. He lives near Pipestone and has three children: Courtney, Jordan, and Morgan. He enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren.  𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺.  Give us a Rating &amp; Review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1460280128

"𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵. 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘴𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴𝘯'𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘥." - 𝗗𝗿. 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗸 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: 1.	Growing your own company; 2.	Biggest lessons from Dr. Bob Morrison; 3.	What would Bob write on a billboard? 4.	Health monitoring systems around the world; 5.	Lessons on pig production and health; 6.	Lessons on the pig business; 7.	What does a chairman do? 8.	How does retirement feel? 9.	Thoughts and lessons on philanthropy; 10.	Future of swine production; 11.	Consumer perception. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Dr. Gordon Spronk is a native of the Pipestone, Minnesota agricultural community. Upon completion of his education with a DVM degree at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1981, he returned to Pipestone to practice at Pipestone Veterinary Services. Dr. Spronk is a co-founder of the "Pipestone System" of pig production. He lives near Pipestone and has three children: Courtney, Jordan, and Morgan. He enjoys spending time with his children and grandchildren. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. Give us a Rating &amp; Review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1460280128

A tribute to Dr. Bob Morrison and lessons on leadership, pig health, and business - Dr. Gordon Spronk

Summary Dr. Gordon Spronk is a native of the Pipestone, Minnesota agricultural community. Upon completion of his education with a DVM degree at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1981, he returned to Pipestone to practice at Pipestone Veterinary Services. Dr. Spronk is a co-founder of the “Pipestone System” of pig production.   Dr. Spronk currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Pipestone Holdings LLC, a diversified agribusiness that provides products and services in support of livestock owners locally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Spronk lives near Pipestone and has three children: Courtney, Jordan, and Morgan. He enjoys spending time with his children, and grandchildren. Top Quotes from Dr. Gordon Spronk “The problem is that COVID interventions destroyed 25% of food service demand and then COVID interventions closed our packing plants. There are still pigs left behind…” “Never underestimate the interaction of your workspace and your community.” “The competitive advantage of the American swine industry are these large, double shift, very efficient plants. There is a flaw now that we have exposed…” What can you learn from this episode of Popular Pig? What the impact of Covid-19 has been for American Pork Producers What life has been like for American Pork Producers What the General Public should know about Covid-19’s impact on US Pork Producers How ASF prepared us for Covid-19 The importance of mental health and the resources available How might Covid-19 affect the future American pork supply chain Dr. Gordon Spronk’s Golden Nugget Farmer Counseling The Minnesota Department of Agriculture understands the extreme pressure farmers face today. To ensure farmers have access to adequate help that suits their needs, the Department of Ag. provides subsidized counseling for farms. Ted Matthews is the director of MN Rural Mental Health and is based out of Hutchinson, Minnesota. More Information: Farm Counseling Website Ted Matthews Contact Information:  Cell: (320) 266-2390  Email: tedmatthews317@gmail.com

<h2>Summary</h2> Dr. Gordon Spronk is a native of the Pipestone, Minnesota agricultural community. Upon completion of his education with a DVM degree at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota in 1981, he returned to Pipestone to practice at Pipestone Veterinary Services. Dr. Spronk is a co-founder of the “<a href="https://pipevet.com/about-us/our-team/pipestonesystem.com" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pipestone System</a>” of pig production. Dr. Spronk currently serves as Chairman of the Board for Pipestone Holdings LLC, a diversified agribusiness that provides products and services in support of livestock owners locally, nationally, and internationally. Dr. Spronk lives near Pipestone and has three children: Courtney, Jordan, and Morgan. He enjoys spending time with his children, and grandchildren. <h2>Top Quotes from Dr. Gordon Spronk</h2> “The problem is that COVID interventions destroyed 25% of food service demand and then COVID interventions closed our packing plants. There are still pigs left behind…” “Never underestimate the interaction of your workspace and your community.” “The competitive advantage of the American swine industry are these large, double shift, very efficient plants. There is a flaw now that we have exposed…” <h2>What can you learn from this episode of Popular Pig?</h2> <ul><li>What the impact of Covid-19 has been for American Pork Producers</li></ul> <ul><li>What life has been like for American Pork Producers</li></ul> <ul><li>What the General Public should know about Covid-19’s impact on US Pork Producers</li></ul> <ul><li>How ASF prepared us for Covid-19</li></ul> <ul><li>The importance of mental health and the resources available</li></ul> <ul><li>How might Covid-19 affect the future American pork supply chain</li></ul> <ul><li>Dr. Gordon Spronk’s Golden Nugget</li></ul> <h2>Farmer Counseling</h2> The Minnesota Department of Agriculture understands the extreme pressure farmers face today. To ensure farmers have access to adequate help that suits their needs, the Department of Ag. provides subsidized counseling for farms. Ted Matthews is the director of MN Rural Mental Health and is based out of Hutchinson, Minnesota. More Information:<a href="https://www.farmcounseling.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Farm Counseling Website</a> Ted Matthews Contact Information: Cell: (320) 266-2390 Email: <a href="mailto:tedmatthews317@gmail.com" rel="noreferrer noopener">tedmatthews317@gmail.com</a>

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Swine Industry | Dr. Gordon Spronk

With the rise of foreign animal diseases like African swine fever, mitigating the risk of viruses spreading through feed has become a massive challenge for pig producers today. Dr. Gordon Spronk and Dr. Jon De Jong of Pipestone System detail their research on biosecurity measures in feed to reduce risk on farm.

#116: Biosecurity in pig feed - Dr. Gordon Spronk and Dr. Jon De Jong