Digitizing Biosecurity to Prevent Disease Outbreaks | Rob Hannam

About the Guest As the CEO of Farm Health Guardian, Rob Hannam is committed to helping farms and food companies improve animal health and protect against the devastating impact of animal disease through digital biosecurity. Launched in 2020 for the swine and poultry sectors, Farm Health Guardian technology is reducing the risk of disease spread and improving biosecurity compliance which saves time, reduces the cost of production and improves farm sustainability. Rob’s passion for agriculture was cultivated while growing up on his family’s grain farm in Guelph, Ontario. He has worked in agriculture for over 30 years and has proven experience in building innovative businesses. What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig? How digitizing biosecurity helps reduce the spread of costly diseases like PRRS and PED. Why truck washes and dedicated equipment breaches are the most common biosecurity failures—and how to fix them. How real-time breach alerts can improve compliance and change behaviors on farms. Why producers often overestimate their biosecurity compliance and how tracking data exposes hidden risks. Rob’s “golden nugget”