Abby Brown
May 9, 2011 thru August 19,2011
Leland, IA
Sow Farm Intern (breeding,
farrowing, GDU)
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CAREER FAIR
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GO ITS WORTH THE TIME
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5:45 am Wake up and get ready for work
6:30 am Shower in at work
7:00 am Have our farm discussion and set our
goals for the day
7:30 am start choring/loading out wean pigs
9:00 am kick sows out and set up farrowing rooms
10:30 am BREAK
11:30 am Process/breed/load crates/afternoon
chores
3:00 pm climb bins/do outside work/ end of day
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Mike Kruger
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Manager of H7
Has raised hogs all
his life
Been a manager for
over 10 years
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I had no clue what to expect
I knew I would be working with hogs but I had
very little to no knowledge about them
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I LIKE WORKING WITH HOGS
I ACTUALLY CAN GET UP EARLY IN THE
MORINING 
I CAN WORK WITH AN ARRAY OF
PERSONALITIES
I HAVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AS WELL AS
FOLLOWING SKILLS
ABOUT THE SWINE INDUSTRY