Many Hats Pork Conferences
Co-Sponsored Each Year by:
Steve McWilliams of McWilliams Agribusiness, Inc., &
Paul Knudsen of Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems
2020 Many Hats Pork Conference
Ames, Iowa
Gary Malenke – SiouxPreme Packing Company, Sioux Center, Iowa
“SiouxPreme Packing Company’s Operations”
Chris Rademacher, DVM – Associate Director - Iowa Pork Industry Center
“Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2019 Many Hats Pork Conference
Ames, Iowa
Dr. Jason Kelly – Suidae Health & Production, Algona, Iowa
“Sow Health and New Circovirus Issues”
Russ Crawford and Jamie Smock – JBS USA, Marshalltown, Iowa
“JBS Marshalltown Plant Operations and JBS Procurement”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2018 Many Hats Pork Conference
Ames, Iowa
Dr. Tim Loula – Swine Vet Center, St. Peter, Minnesota
“Top 10 Production Must-Do's for Top Profitability”
Martin Butler – Pipestone System, Pipestone, Minnesota
“An American Hog Farmer in China”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2017 Many Hats Pork Conference
Ames, Iowa
Will Sawyer – Food & Agri Research and Advisory, Rabobank, Atlanta, Georgia
“The Changing Landscape of Animal Protein”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2016 Many Hats Pork Conference
Ames, Iowa
Mark Greenwood – AgStar Financial Services, ACA, Mankato, Minnesota
“Positioning Your Operation for Future Success”
Jack McCall – Motivational Humorist, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Motivational Life Stories Mixed with Humor”
Steve McWilliams – McWilliams Agribusiness, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
“Financial Update & Finishing Barn Ownership Analysis”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2015 Many Hats Pork Conference
Ames, Iowa
Gary Machan & Skip Schrum – Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., Dakota Dunes, South Dakota
“Pork Industry Review & Discussion”
Steve McWilliams – McWilliams Agribusiness, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
“Optimizing Hog Market Weights & Margins”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2014 Many Hats Pork Conference
West Des Moines, Iowa
Steve McWilliams - McWilliams Agribusiness, Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
"12 Attributes of Successful Pork Producers"
Joe Kluender – Farm Family Dynamics, North Mankato, Minnesota
“Transition Planning for Family-Owned Farming Operations”
Patrick Hoffmann – Otrada Gen – The French/Russian Pig Company, Lipetsk, Russia
“Raising Pigs in Russia & Working with the Danes to Achieve 16 Pigs Born Alive”
Don Roose – U.S. Commodities, West Des Moines, Iowa
“Hog and Grain Markets”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2013 Many Hats Pork Conference
Ames, Iowa
Tim Healy & Steve McWilliams – Tim Healy, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co, Omaha, Nebraska
“Business Interruption Insurance Coverage-Sow Units”
Steve Meyer – Paragon Economics, Adel, Iowa
“Hog & Pork Outlook”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
2012 Many Hats Pork Conference
Owatonna, Minnesota
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Marketing Update”
Dave Bauer – Cargill Direct, Hopkins, Minnesota
“Review of Cargill’s Risk Management Tools”
Fredrik Sandberg – Swine Field Nutritionist, Furst-McNess Company, Freeport, Illinois
“Maximizing your return on investment by understanding and managing the Law of Diminishing Returns and how it applies to your System, your Hog and your Feed Inputs”
2011 Many Hats Pork Conference
Owatonna, Minnesota
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Preparing for the Next Down Cycle”
Brent Sandidge, Russell McKinney & Steve McWilliams – Brent/Russell, Ham Hill Farms, Marshall, MO
“The Financial Impact of a PRRS Break”
Joel Nerem – Pipestone System, Pipestone, Minnesota
“PRRS, What Do We Know?”
2010 Many Hats Pork Conference
West Des Moines, Iowa
John McNutt & Mark Penningroth – Latta Harris Hanon & Penningroth L.L.P., Tipton, Iowa
“Your businesses financial health, how to measure it, how to improve it”
Tim Healy – Arthur J Gallagher & Co, Omaha, Nebraska
“Property/Casualty Coverage, the Basics”
Paul Knudsen – Advanced Livestock Marketing Systems, Hartsville, Tennessee
“Managing Your Marketings”
Tom Stein – MetaFarms, Burnsville, Minnesota
“The Power of Organized Data”
