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Making History at Livingston Enterprises

Former Worldwide Farmers Exchange trainees Bienvenido De Guzman, Ruby Ruel Ocho, Adson David, Alfred Camalian, and Anthony Dizon made history when they completed their 2008 internships at Livingston Enterprises in Fairbury, Nebraska: they were the first five trainees from the Philippines to live and train in swine production.

All five trainees credit WFE for helping them improve their experience in swine production and increasing their marketability in the industry.

Do you speak pig?

While at Livingston Enterprises, WFE trainee Adson David learned all about the company’s pig farrowing operation, including some of the following industry terms:
 

  • Pig, hog or swine: refers to the species as a whole, or any member of it. The singular of "swine" is the same as the plural.
  • Shoat or piglet: an unweaned young pig, or any immature pig.
  • Sucker: a pig between birth and weaning.
  • In pig: pregnant.
  • Farrowing: giving birth.
  • Hogging: a sow when in heat
The first five trainees from the Philippines to intern at Livingston Enterprises, back in 2008. From left to right: Bienvenido De Guzman, Ruby Ruel Ocho, Adson David, Alfred Camalian, and Anthony Dizon.
The first five trainees from the Philippines to intern at Livingston Enterprises, back in 2008. From left to right: Bienvenido De Guzman, Ruby Ruel Ocho, Adson David, Alfred Camalian, and Anthony Dizon.
Adson David spent the bulk of his training at the pig farrowing operation at Livingston Enterprises in Fairbury Nebraska.
Adson David spent the bulk of his training at the pig farrowing operation at Livingston Enterprises in Fairbury Nebraska.