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    2026 Annual Swine Conference

    Conference Agenda

    36th Annual Swine Conference

    The Day at a Glance

    One day, three rooms, and 500+ pork industry leaders. Two general sessions plus six breakout tracks — including two in Spanish. Choose the sessions that fit your operation.

    Monday

    Day Before · McClain Hall
    9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

    Exhibitor Move-In

    5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

    The Official Monday Night Social

    Following the conclusion of the Pork Chop Open

    Opening General Session

    McClain Hall
    8:00 a.m.

    Welcome

    Aaron Lower, DVM

    Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD

    8:10 a.m.

    Market Outlook — Industry Variation

    Luke Wells

    Professional Ag Marketing

    8:30 a.m.

    PRRS — What Happened?

    Gustavo Silva, DVM, MS, PhD

    Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

    8:50 a.m.

    PRRS — What Do We Know Now?

    Phil Hord

    Hord Family Farms

    9:10 a.m.

    Awards

    Aaron Lower, DVM

    Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD

    Research & Nutrition

    McClain Hall · Morning
    10:00 a.m.

    Carthage Research Update: Advances in Gestation, Nursery, and Finishing Feeding Programs

    Julian Arroyave, PhD

    Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions

    10:20 a.m.

    Sow Group Housing: Strategies to Mitigate Late-Gestation aggression

    Katelyn Gaffield, PhD

    Kansas State University

    10:50 a.m.

    Key Tools for High-Performance Feeding Program Execution - WTF

    Nathaniel Stas

    PIC

    11:10 a.m.

    Two Decades of Swine Nutrition: The Biggest Changes and Their Impact

    Casey Neill, MS

    Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions

    Leadership & Human Resources

    Theatre · Morning
    10:00 a.m.

    What Makes a Great Leader: Reflections On a Career of People Development

    Twyla Stevens

    10:30 a.m.

    Eating Ambiguity for Breakfast: Embracing the Possibilities to Find the Opportunities

    Phil Borgic

    Borgic Family Farms

    Health

    McClain Hall · Afternoon
    12:30 p.m.

    Protecting the Fortress

    Claire Mtezankuni, DVM, MS & Elise Toohill, DVM

    Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD

    1:00 p.m.

    Preserving Parity Structure Through PRRS Elimination

    Laura Dalquist, DVM

    Swine Vet Center

    1:20 p.m.

    Elimination Protocol Changes to Meet a Changing PRRS Virus

    Jason Kelly, DVM

    Suidae

    1:40 p.m.

    Managing PRRS Positive Pigs in Finishing

    Chris Sievers, DVM

    Swine Vet Center

    Producción — Sesión en Español

    Lindsay Room · Mañana
    10:00 a.m.

    Manejo y Alimentación para la Cerda Lactante en Climas Cálidos

    Marcelo Medina

    Keken

    10:20 a.m.

    Strategies to Optimize Feed Usage During Gestation

    Julian Arroyave, PhD & Pastor Vilchez, MS

    Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions & Carthage System

    10:50 a.m.

    El Camino hacia el Crecimiento: Personas, Propósito y Resultados

    Edgar Larios

    Carthage System

    Production

    Theatre · Afternoon
    12:30 p.m.

    Today’s Data for Tomorrow’s Production System

    Caleb Grohmann, PhD

    Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions

    12:50 p.m.

    Managing Pigs vs. Managing KPIs

    Tyler Fledderman

    Keystone Cooperative, Inc.

    1:10 p.m.

    What Actually Matters in the First 72 Hours Post-Wean?

    Chance Cochran

    Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions

    1:30 p.m.

    Day 1: Where Lifetime Performance is Won or Lost

    Mandy Dutton

    Carthage System

    Salud & Bioseguridad — Sesión en Español

    Lindsay Room · Tarde
    12:30 p.m.

    Del Brote a la Recuperación: Actualizaciones del Programa de Manejo de PRRS

    Ana Paula Serafini Poeta Silva, DVM, MS, PhD

    Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

    12:50 p.m.

    Isolate Selection For Killed Autogenous Vaccines

    Jose Suarez

    Carthage LATAM

    1:10 p.m.

    Endemic Pathogen Control Using Killed Autogenous Vaccines

    Felipe Bedoya

    Keken

    Afternoon General Session

    McClain Hall · Afternoon
    2:15 p.m.

    Matt Eversmann

    Topic to be announced

    Eversmann Advisory

    September 1, 2026 · Oakley-Lindsay Center, Quincy IL. Program subject to change; afternoon general session time to be confirmed.