#159 - Sara Pardall: Team building - Getting farm employees to stick around

We all know that we aren’t only a swine industry - we are also a people industry. We need people to keep our farms running and we need these people to be properly trained and enjoy what they do so they stick around. In this episode, I talk with Sara Pardall about her experiences as a swine farm manager as she shares insights and techniques to train employees and how to build a strong team of swine professionals.

What you will learn:

1. Training farm staff

2. Introducing employees on the 1st day

3. Developing employee training programs

4. Introductory techniques for swine newbies

5. Promoting employees

6. Working together as a team

Meet the guest: Sara Pardall holds a bachelor's degree of Animal Science from Iowa State University. She has over 8 years of sow farm management experience including managing teams in order to achieve KPI targets and objectives. Her areas of expertise include team development, and coaching, motivating, and training employees on the farm level. Currently, she is the project manager for the customer operations unit at Swine it. There, she ensures that projects are managed efficiently and effectively while providing excellent communication to all clients. Sara enjoys making new connections with other swine industry professionals, to share knowledge and ideas to further the development of the industry.