Tosh Farms/Tosh Pork/Bacon by Gosh

Our department spotlight this month is the group at our Bradford finishing barn! The Bradford crew is responsible for 19,000 pig spaces. 17,000 of the space is wean-to-finish at 3 different locations. They receive the pigs when they are about 15 lbs. The crew helps the baby piglets make the transition from mother to feeder. Every day they check 3 or more times to make sure that each pig is making a successful transition. After a couple of weeks, the piglets are off and going! They are keeping a close eye on them as they put on the weight over the next couple of months. Tammy is taking care of over 2000 head, where she’s looking after lite barns. Lite barns have pigs that don’t make the weight at closeout but need a little more time to make weight. Everything that the Bradford crew does is essential. They are marketing around 45,000 pigs a year. Thank you so much for the work you all do!

!!July Employee Spotlight!! Brad Smith has been part of our farm crew for over a year. He helps with spraying, planting, and harvesting. None of these are considered easy jobs. He has been married to his wife, Lisa for 13 years, and he has 4 beautiful children: Mary Helen, Ava Kate, Owen, and Chelsea. In his free time, Brad enjoys farming, hunting, sports, and fishing. He says that his biggest accomplishments are being a good husband and father. Brad has had a good experience at Tosh Farms and looks forward to raising his kids and retiring one day. He is a great example of our core value, energy. Raising 4 kids and farming cannot be easy altogether. We are so proud of the work you have done in your short time at Tosh, and we can't wait to see what's to come. Thank you, Brad!!!

Yesterday our 2 summer interns presented on what they have learned in the last 6 weeks! Lexy Halbert is a student at MTSU studying animal science. Katie Potter is a student at MSU studying Animal Science. They have been going through the ins and outs of swine gestation, breeding, farrowing, finishing, and nutrition. They both did very well this summer, and hope they keep us in mind once they graduate!

Check out our open jobs! We still have the employee referral, so tell your friends! Head to toshfarms.net, click on the careers tab, and open jobs! We prefer it if you apply directly on our website. It ensures that your application goes directly to the hiring manager.

The challenge for the 2nd quarter of our wellness program was to pledge to drink 64oz a day for 1 month. We had several participants that were entered to win an electric Oral-B toothbrush. The winners are James Dickey and Jose Santiago (not pictured)! Thank you to all the employees who participated and keep an eye out for the Mental Health and Rest challenge!

Do you want to be in it for the long haul? Do you want to get a job you can retire from? Then pump the breaks and head over to toshfarms.net, to apply for our night shift CDL feed driver position! We can get you on the road to a better work-life balance, and you can help drive us to success!

Check out our June department spotlight! These fine employees work in our Scale House and at the Grain Elevator. They help manage grain conditions, ensure grain inventories remain accurate, sample and analyze the quality of grain, and feed all of the trucks in and out of the scales in a timely manner. During harvest season, these employees really put in the hours and it does not go unnoticed. On a 'scale' of 1 to 10, these employees are off the charts! They have 'elevated' the quality of work being done, and we are so proud of them! Congratulations you guys!

Meet our June employee spotlight!! Alfonso Aguilar has worked at Tosh Farms for 5 years as a finishing herdsman at our Gilkey finishing barn in Henry, TN. "It has been an amazing experience as a herdsman raising the pigs from little babies. Making sure they have everything they need to become market hogs! It is something I genuinely enjoy doing." His plans are to get his LLC and build his small business patching slats for contract growers! You can comment on this post if you need some work done by him! In his free time, Alfonso works on cars and enjoys fishing and 4-wheeler riding. His main focus is family time, which is the best thing that has happened to him. "They give me the will to be a better man than yesterday." Alfonso is committed and energetic! He gets his work done, and more. We appreciate the hard work that he puts in every day for not only his Tosh family but his own as well. Family is a big deal to us, and Alfonso represents that! Thank you for everything you do!

We are hiring, and we want YOU at Tosh Farms! Head on over to our website to read the job descriptions and apply today! Go to toshfarms.net, and click on the careers tab!

Congratulations to Seth Krantz (UTCVM '10) on being the first appointee from Tennessee named to the 15-member National Pork Board! Krantz, who has held a leadership position with Tosh Pork for twelve years, has been involved in several producer-led task forces and has assisted with projects regarding foreign animal disease prevention, preparedness, and response. https://lnkd.in/eVJem3JV