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2022 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture program

There's still time to get your nomination in for the 2022 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture program.

The IWCA is into its third year and has already honoured thirteen women in agriculture. 

Bree Rody is an Editor with Agriculture for  Annex Business Media and says they launched the program to not only acknowledge the work they do, but help connect them with other women in the industry through a mentorship program.

She says in a seemingly male dominated industry, it's one where you can often feel alone, or feel like you just want to make that extra connection. 

Rody says the program will select six women from any aspect of agriculture.

"In terms of criteria, we keep it simple. Are you a woman who works in agriculture in Canada?  And we ask nominators to discuss how they demonstrated leadership in their roles? How they demonstrated innovation and creativity in their roles?"

She says past honourees have ranged from farm owners, to communications and marketing. They've worked for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada as researchers , and they've been veterinary scientists.

Nomination forms and  information on the 2022 Influential Women in Canadian Agriculture program is available here.

The nomination deadline is 11:59 pm Friday, March 25th.

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What Happens When Pigs Adapt to High Soybean Meal Diets? - Gustavo Lima

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In this special rerun episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Gustavo Lima, PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University, discusses how grow-finish pigs respond to high soybean meal diets. He explains the initial drop in feed intake, changes in backfat, later adaptation, energy efficiency, amino acid utilization, and the rise in nitrogen excretion at higher inclusion levels. Listen now on all major platforms!

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“Once they got adapted to the diet, they can handle higher levels of inclusion of soybean meal.”

Meet the guest: Gustavo Lima / gustavo-lima-a9867127 is a PhD candidate in Animal Science at Iowa State University whose work focuses on swine nutrition, ingredient characterization, energy metabolism, caloric efficiency, and applied data analysis. With more than 15 years of experience in swine production across Latin America, Gustavo also brings expertise in environmental control, performance evaluation, barn ventilation, and grow-finish housing. Learn more from Gustavo Lima on The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, available on all major platforms.