News

Iowa Pork Industry Center names new director

Dr. Rodney “Butch” Baker has been appointed interim director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University (ISU).

He replaces John Mabry, who has served as the center’s director since 2000.  Mabry will remain on the animal science faculty at ISU.

Baker is a senior clinician in the Food Supply Veterinary Services unit at ISU’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and is a partner in a medium-sized breeding herd and pork production system. He is the holder of the Dr. David R. Trask Professorship in Entrepreneurial Studies at Iowa State.

Baker’s appointment is for a two-year period.