Dr. Steve Kitt: From Data to Decisions | Ep. 216

Understanding a business's culture, style, and potential bottlenecks is critical to making informed decisions, especially in such dynamic businesses as swine. Early identification of a company's comfort level is crucial in decision-making processes. During this episode, Dr. Steve Kitt discusses his enriching experience working with a significant industry player. Through his remarkable journey filled with lessons about resilience and innovation, he discusses strategic decision-making, leadership, teamwork, and the importance of data generation and interpretation in our industry.

“Basically, we win as a team, we lose as a team. There's nothing better than a high functioning team, but it's hard to get there." - Dr. Steve Kitt

What you’ll learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (02:15) Introduction
• (06:47) Teamwork and decision making
• (09:13) Confrontation and alignment within a team
• (13:17) Experience designing a research program
• (19:05) Strategies in motion: turning data into decisions
• (23:13) Using economic factors to make research-based decisions
• (25:15) Planning for future challenges in the industry
• (29:03) The final questions

Meet the guest: Dr. Steve Kitt

Experience:

• Current: Swine nutritionist consultant at First Choice Livestock 
• Past: Nutritionist at Pillen Family Farms

Background:

• Ph.D., Swine Nutrition (University of Nebraska)
• M.Sc., Animal Nutrition (University of Nebraska)
• B.Sc., Animal Science (Iowa State University)

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