Matthew Rooda: Integrating Farm Technology | Ep. 133

Technology has advanced considerably over the years, but implementing technological advancements into our swine farms is not always as simple as it sounds. Training staff to effectively integrate this technology can be difficult and if not done properly can result in more work for little improvement. Matthew Rooda addresses this reality in this episode discussing some of these issues producers face and identifying some opportunities to empower employees and improve data and efficiency. "𝘐𝘧 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘱𝘪𝘨𝘴, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘺 𝘴𝘰𝘸𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺." - 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘄 𝗥𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗮 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻: 1. Technology usage in pig production 2. Technology labor interaction 3. Opportunities for new technology 4. How do we empower employees 5. The importance of continuing to learn 6. Common processes today 7. Quality of care 8. Process benchmarking 9. Key points 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁: Matthew Rooda, grew up in Iowa as a 4th generation pork producer. Throughout his childhood and young adult life, Matthew would work with his family on the farm. Despite his passion for pig production, Matthew was determined to become an obstetrician, so he transferred to the University of Iowa. He worked at Oaknoll Retirement Residence as a Certified Nurses Aide and it was there that he learned about the many similarities that exist between healthcare and animal agriculture. Today, Matthew is SwineTech’s co-founder and CEO, which was founded together with Abraham Espinoza and John Rourke, with the mission to create solutions that empower farmers to provide every food production animal with high-quality individualized care. 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝘀, 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. The Swine it Podcast Show is trusted and supported by innovative companies like: - EveryPig (http://www.everypig.com/swineit/)- Zinpro (https://zinpro.com/)- Gestal (http://jygatech.com/)- AB Vista (https://www.abvista.com/)- Adisseo (http://www.adisseo.com/)- Genesus (https://www.genesus.com/)- Evonik (https://animal-nutrition.evonik.com/en/species/swine/) Give us a Rating & Review - http://getpodcast.reviews/id/1460280128