The emcee for the North Carolina Swine Health Seminar is David Gocken, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica North America National Sales Manager for the Swine Group. I spoke with him before we got started to get an overview of the program here.
David says this is the 10th annual seminar that BIVI has conducted and although it has been in different places, the facility we’re in was the first one. That’s kind of fitting for an anniversary.
The seminar will include an economic update for the industry in addition to presentations on animal health issues. David says the seminar attracts senior executives to operations managers within various farms and types of production systems and from as far as Iowa. He hope they leave the seminar with some good technical business information that will help them with their operation. He says the seminar has evolved beyond an educational business event to a social one with attendees bringing their families and getting to know each other in a very casual family friendly atmosphere. David Gocken Interview