SwineTime with Pipestone
Episodes
Episode #88: Wean‑to‑Market Filtration: Raising the Bar on PRRS Biosecurity
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime Podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne welcomes Dr. Adam Schelkopf, Pipestone veterinarian and partner, for a candid discuss...
Episode #87: What’s Ahead for Herd Health? Insights from AASV 2026
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Swine Time Podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne welcomes fellow Pipestone veterinarian Dr. Evan Koep to break down key takeaways fro...
Episode #86: Building Pork Demand at the Kitchen Table
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of the Swine Time Podcast, host and swine veterinarian Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Erin Little, Director of Farm Stats and nutrit...
Episode #85: ASF in Spain: Real-World Impact, Real-Time Lessons
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, staff veterinarian Dr. Spencer Wayne is joined by fellow veterinarian and former partner, Dr. Jean Paul Cano...
Episode #84: How to Identify Sick Pigs Early
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, staff veterinarian and Pipestone Holdings owner Dr. Spencer Wayne is joined by fellow veterinarian and partn...
Episode #83: Reinvesting in Your Operation: Maximizing ROI
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Damon Vander Maten, Director of FarmBooks at Pipestone, to dig into on...
Episode #82: Barn to Buyer - What Drives Weaned Pig Value
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Hayden Kerkaert, Director of Pig Sales & Marketing for Pipestone Management, to break down the c...
Episode #81: Learning to Leading: The Value of Internships
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, host and veterinarian Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with fellow veterinarian, Dr. Rachel Stika-Jensen and vete...
Episode #80: The PRRS Puzzle: New Classification to See the Bigger Picture
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, host and swine veterinarian, Dr. Spencer Wayne, is joined by Dr. Kim VanderWaal from the University of Minne...
Episode #79: Driving Progress Through Research
22 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime Podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Paul Frahm, Director of Research Operations, about how research can help p...
Episode #78: What Happens When Feed Is Left Over?
19 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when you’ve got feed left in the bin after the pigs leave the barn? In this episode, Dr. Spencer Wayne is joined by experts Emily Radcl...
Episode #77: The Ileitis Playbook
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ileitis might be one of the most common gut diseases in pigs—but that doesn’t mean it has to take a toll on your herd or your bottom line. In this...
Episode #76: The Impact of Wean Age
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of SwineTime, Dr. Spencer Wayne is joined byDr. Kiah Berg from Pipestone Nutrition and Erin Little from FarmStats to dig into how wean...
Episode #75: Next-Gen Ag: What Young Talent Really Wants
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Carly Bates, a soon-to-be college graduate, to discuss what young professionals look for in agriculture careers and h...
Episode #74: Preparing for Future You Can't Predict
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, Dr. Spencer Waynewelcomes futurist and author, Jack Uldrich, along with Hannah Walkes, President of Pipeston...
Episode #73: Financial Freedom Through Risk Management
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime, Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Damon Vander Maten, Director of FarmBooks, an offering of Pipestone Business Servic...
Episode #72: Ready for Anything - The Essential Role of U.S. SHIP
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of the SwineTime podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne takes a deep dive into the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan (US SHIP), joined...
Episode #71: Roots & Responsibility - Empowering Your Next Generation
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this continuation of our discussion on succession planning, host Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down again with Jim Marzolf of Pipestone Business Services ...
Episode #70: Succession Planning for the Family Farm
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime Podcast, Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Jim Marzolf, Executive Vice President of Pipestone Business Services, to di...
Episode #69: BONUS EPISODE - New Roots Haiti
26 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode of SwineTime, host Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Dr. Joel Nerem from PIPESTONE and Nikki Stolberg from New Roots Haiti, an or...
Episode #68: Journey Through Pig Production in the UK
07 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this SwineTime episode, Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with UK swine veterinarian, Dr. Alex Thomsett, and explores the ins and outs of UK pig farming....
Episode #67: Maximize Profits with Market Sales & Selection
22 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest SwineTime Podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne chats with Alex Kremer, FarmPro’s new Market Sales Manager, about the crucial role pig selec...
Episode #66: Mastering Climate Control for Healthier Pigs
08 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Spencer Wayne as he chats with Dr. Jeff Blythe and FarmPro Production Consultant, Nick Enfield about the everyday ventilation challenges pig ...
Episode #65: Combating E. coli
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, Dr. Spencer Wayne is joined by colleague Dr. Emily McDowell of Pipestone Veterinary Services for an in-depth...
Episode #64: Safeguarding Food & Farm - Inside NBAF
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, hosted by Dr. Spencer Wayne of Pipestone Veterinary Services, listeners are treated to a fascinating discuss...
Industry Insights: Health Threats and Global Trade
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host Dr. Spencer Wayne dives into critical health issues and their impact on industry relations and trade with guests Te...
Episode #62: Feeding Success with Commodity Management
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Jake Geisler and Hayden Kerkaert, both with Pipestone Nutrition, to chat about the basi...
Episode #61: What is SHIC?
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne interviews Dr. Megan Niederwerder, Executive Director of the Swine Health Information...
Episode #60: Farrow OR Finish - Retrofitting Facilities
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Nick Fitzgerald, Director of Business Development for PIPESTONE for a great discussion on facilities...
Episode #59: Warm Weather Ventilation Checklist
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, host Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Erin McCoy, a veterinary physician assistant with Pipestone Veterinary Services, to discuss pro...
Episode #58: Using Research and Production Data to Drive Genetics
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Spencer Wayne on the latest episode of SwineTime, where he dives deep into swine genetics with experts Erin Little, Pipestone Research, and C...
Episode #57: Pig Pathogens: Understanding Current Diseases
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dr. Spencer Wayne and Dr. Cameron Schmitt in a discussion of the ever-evolving landscape of swine diseases. In this episode, Dr. Schmitt, Executi...
Episode #56: Impacting Producers through Diagnostics
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, host Dr. Spencer Wayne interviews Dr. Darin Madson, a diagnostician at the Veterinary Diagnostic Laborator...
Episode #55: Riding the Wave of Feed Cost Fluctuations
31 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, Dr. Spencer Wayne welcomes Dr. Kiah Berg, Senior Supervisor of Nutrition with Pipestone Nutrition, to discus...
Episode #54: Life Lessons with Dr. Dee
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the SwineTime podcast, hosted by Dr. Spencer Wayne, the featured guest is Dr. Scott Dee who shares valuable insights for young vete...
Episode #53: Welfare + Sustainability from Farmer to Packer
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne welcomes Dr. Cara Haden, Director of Animal Welfare at PIPESTONE, and Dr. Carissa Odland, Director of Sustainability for Wholestone ...
Episode #52: Fall Health Update
11 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne welcomes Dr. Adam Schelkopf, Health Director for Pipestone Management, for a discussion on the overall health status of PIPESTONE-ma...
Episode #51: Nutrient Management
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne welcomes Marty Rost, Environmental Specialist with PIPESTONE, to talk about the valuable commodity we have in manure. The pair discu...
Episode #50: Celebrating SwineTime
08 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Barry Kerkaert, Chairman of the Board, takes the reigns and puts Dr. Spencer Wayne in the hot seat to celebrate our 50th episode of the podcast. ...
Episode #49: Farmers First at PIPESTONE
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne welcomes Hannah Walkes, President of Pipestone Services, to chat about the recent leadership transitions at PIPESTONE - including th...
Episode #48: Pigs to People with Dr. Taylor
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, is joined by Dr. Taylor Spronk to talk about the pig promotion activities happening at PIPESTON...
Episode #47: Pipestone Nutrition with Jon
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with Jon DeJong, President of Pipestone Nutrition to talk about what’s new with his...
Episode #46: Support & Solutions with FarmTeam
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with Dan Hanson and Giovanna Penuelas to discuss FarmTeam, a service offering of Pipe...
Episode #45: Money with Damon
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with Damon Vander Maten, Director of FarmBooks for Pipestone Business. Dr. Wayne and ...
Episode #44 - Tackling High Feed Costs
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with PIPESTONE Nutritionists Hayden Kerkaert and Jacob Koepke. They share their persp...
Episode #43: Minutes with Minion
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host Dr. Spencer Wayne and PIPESTONE CEO Dr. Luke Minion answer all your big burning questions: what’s to come in the ...
Episode 42: Feed Risk with Dr. Scott Dee
10 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with Dr. Scott Dee, who currently serves as the Director of Research for PIPESTONE Vete...
Episode #41: The Path to an Older Wean Age
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with PIPESTONE’s Director of Records and Information, Angie Homann, and President o...
Episode #40: Factors of a Sow Herd Health Upgrade
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this 40th episode of SwineTime Podcast, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with Dr. Adam Schelkopf. Adam has been with PIPESTONE for 10 years now a...
Episode #39: Can We Eliminate Mycoplasma?
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime, Dr. Spencer Wayne talks all things Mycoplasma with fellow PIPESTONE Veterinarian, Dr. Emily McDowell. Emily has been wit...
Episode #38: PIPESTONE Transportation
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SwineTime Podcast host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with PIPESTONE’s President of Transport, Hal Schmidt. Hal is a long-time employee with PIPESTON...
Episode #37: APP SeroType
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Bryan Myers has gained quite the experience and wisdom from being a veterinarian for the last 34 years. In these years, he has seen the serious ef...
Episode #36: GreenStone Farmers
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tune in to this podcast to learn more about GreenStone Farmers! GreenStone is an ownership investment offering facilitated by PIPESTONE to create and ...
Episode #35: PIPESTONE Safety
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Safety is the number one priority at PIPESTONE. On this episode of SwineTime Podcast, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, chats with Josh Pawson, PIPESTONE’s s...
Episode #34: Gilt Multiplication
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Raising a healthy group of pigs starts long before they reach the finishing barn. In this episode of SwineTime Podcast, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, is jo...
Episode #33: Risk Management
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Managing risks is the safest way for pig farmers to protect their operations and ensure they can withstand tough times in the market. Hear from ...
Episode #32: Basics in Nutrition
02 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
SwineTime Podcast Host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, sits down with Hayden Kerkaert, a nutritionist with Pipestone Nutrition, to start back at the basics of pig...
Episode #31: Getting Started in Pig Farming
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Passion, commitment and networking; words used to describe the lifestyle of a pig farmer throughout this episode of SwineTime. Are you or someone you ...
Episode #30: PIPESTONE Construction
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On the 30th episode of SwineTime, Dr. Spencer Wayne sits down with the Head of Construction for Pipestone Management, Tad Woelber. Tad and his team st...
Episode #29: Meticulous Design, Execution and Analysis of Swine Research
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Designed for innovative knowledge generation, Pipestone Applied Research focuses on production-driven research to develop practical solutions to relev...
Episode #28: Wholestone Farms with CEO, Scott Webb
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of SwineTime Podcast, host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, visits with Wholestone Farms CEO, Scott Webb. Scott’s background in agriculture has g...
Episode #27: PRRSV 144 - A Rapid Response to a National Crisis
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., Pipestone Research has provided a rapid response to bring science-based answers to ma...
Episode #26: ASF Preparedness with PIPESTONE CVO, Joel Nerem
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
African Swine Fever (ASF)’s threat to USA farmers has never been more real. With the recent detection of ASF in the Dominican Republic, ASF has been...
Episode #25: Sharing the Pig Farming Story through TikTok
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Cara Haden, a PIPESTONE pig vet located in Independence, IA, took a social media journey that has helped educate thousands of people. In October 2...
Episode #24: How TN Visa Talent From Mexico Can Impact Your Farm
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Manual labor requirements are shared from farm to farm. What would it look like to add talented labor focused team members to your operation? In this ...
Episode #23: PRRS Virus 144 Lineage 1C
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pig farmers across the world have been dealing with the effects of PRRS for decades. Continued research shows different strains of the virus have evol...
Episode #22: What You Say Matters!
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Fair Questions with Syliva Wolters and Alicia Place Summer is a social season! Great opportunities arise to share your story! Only 2% of the populatio...
Episode #23: The Latest on Disease Feed Risk with Dr. Scott Dee
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Based on the current body of knowledge, it is evident that feed and feed ingredients are risk factors for the transboundary spread of viruses, includi...
Episode #21: Managing Old Assets
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do with an old facility? How do you know when to fix it or replace it? Host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, visits with Dr. Barry Kerkaert, veterinari...
Episode #20: The Perceived Soybean Meal Shortage with Gordon Denny
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pork is hugely important to domestic and international soybean meal consumption. Closely following poultry, swine consumes a large percentage of soybe...
Episode #19: Influenza: History, Symptoms, and Eradication Protocols with Dr. Cameron Schmitt
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over the years, veterinarians and the pork industry have tackled eradiation protocols for viruses like PRRS, PED, and Mycoplasma, yet influenza remain...
Episode #18: Sustaining the Pig Farm of Tomorrow
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne, Veterinarian at PIPESTONE Veterinary Services, and the host of SwineTime podcast visits with Molly Peterson, Marketing & Commun...
Episode #17: Q&A with Dr. Luke Minion
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While there ‘feels’ like tremendous change has taken place within the pork industry, producers have becoming increasingly aware of the industry’...
Episode #16: The importance, effectiveness, and cost of sow farm filtration systems
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
While the use of air filtration systems on sow farms has been proven to reduce the incidence of airborne illness such as PRRS, there are still many sw...
Episode #15: Latin America Swine Industry, Operations, Practices, and Opportunities with Dr. Gustavo Pizarro
06 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Producers in Latin America and the United States share the same passion for agriculture, but the way to achieve the goal varies. From the economy to e...
Episode #14: Evaluating Business Decisions Through Periods of Low Prices (part 2)
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne of Pipestone Veterinary Services, and the host of the SwineTime podcast continues his visit with Jim Marzolf, Vice-President of Pipe...
Episode #14: Introducing Pipestone Business Services (part 1)
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne of Pipestone Veterinary Services, and the host of the SwineTime podcast visits with Jim Marzolf, Vice-President of Pipestone Busines...
Episode #13: Risk Management in Pig Production
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SwineTime host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, speaks with Veterinarian, Dr. Gawen Zomermaand of Pipestone Veterinary Services. In this episode, you will discover...
Episode #12: We slowed pigs down: What was the effect and where do we go from here?
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SwineTime host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, converses with Veterinarian, Dr. Brent Pepin and Nutritionist, Jon De Jong, at Pipestone Veterinary Clinic. In this...
Episode #11: Get to know the Hutterite Colony
01 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A christian agriculture community, the Hutterite Colony, meets with Dr. Spencer Wayne from Pipestone. Through the SwineTime Podcast, Dr. Wayne and two...
Episode #10: COVID-19 and it's Impact on Pig Production with Dr. Beth Thompson
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
SwineTime host, Dr. Spencer Wayne, visits with Dr. Beth Thompson, Minnesota State Veterinarian, about COVID-19 and it's impact on the Swine Industry. ...
Episode #9: The importance of records and data and how it impacts your profits.
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Angie Homann of Pipestone Systems and uncovers the truth about records and data that result in profitability. Learn...
Episode #8: Antibiotic Resistance with Dr. Carissa Odland
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Dr. Carissa Odland on her latest trial on Antibiotic Resistance. Find out if she has any answers.
Episode #7: Herd Level Disease Elimination (part 2)
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Listen in to Episode 8 Part 2: Herd Disease elimination as Dr. Spencer Wayne and Dr. Joseph Yaros for a historical and future perspective on swine her...
Episode #7: Herd Level Disease Elimination- Does it Work? (part 1)
10 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Dr. Joseph Yaros on how Pipestone handles herd level disease elimination, and how effective it is.
Episode #6: Water Quality at your barn
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Dr. Todd Williams on water quality at your barn and how it effects your pigs!
Episode #5: The Importance of Welfare
26 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Dr. Carissa Odland on the imporance of Welfare!
Episode #4: Secure Pork Plan
10 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Dr. Brent Pepin on how to prepare for a Foreign Disease outbreak. Are you prepared? Listen for steps to take on our farm ...
Episode #3: Piglet Health: How Pipestone System Sow Farms prep pigs to perform better for the producer
02 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SwineTime with Pipestone talks with Dr. Adam Schelkopf on how Pipestone System Sow farms prep pigs to perform better for the producer.
Episode #2: Transboundary Work with Dr. Dee
02 Apr 2019
Contributed by Lukas
SwineTime with Pipestone talks with Dr. Dee and his Transboundary research work. Check it out!
Episode #1: African Swine Fever and How to Protect our Borders
05 Mar 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Spencer Wayne talks with Dr. Gordon Spronk on African Swine Fever and how it is important we protect our borders from this deadly disease.