What’s On the Horizon for U.S. Pork? Business Leaders Speak Up

Farm Journal’s PORK asked five business leaders to share their perspectives on a variety of subjects, including the biggest opportunities on the horizon for pork producers and what energizes them to serve pork producers day in and day out.  The line-up of experts includes: Justin Fix, director of customer success at AcuFast Hyatt Frobose, USA commercial director, JYGA Tech USA (makers of GESTAL products) Greg Krahn, manager of swine analytics and tech support for research at United Animal Health Erin Limes Stickel, account manager, dsm-firmenich Animal Nutrition & Health  Jess Stevens, vice president food and agribusiness, Farm Credit Mid-America  Q. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY ON THE HORIZON FOR THE U.S. PORK INDUSTRY? JF: Collaborative partnerships. Although it might seem like an odd answer, with the volatility we have seen and how fast equity can erode, the margin for error is seemingly shrinking. Regardless of the size of the entity, we cannot be experts in all things; theref