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Rocky Mountain Shareholders Vote In Favour Of Sale

Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc is one step closer to becoming a private company.
 
During a virtual meeting this week 72.3 per cent of shareholders voted in favour of the deal that would see it move to a numbered company.
 
The private company is controlled by Chairman Matthew Campbell and CEO Garrett Ganden and puts a value of $144 million dollars on the Rocky Mountain Dealerships.
 
Rocky Mountain Dealerships, a Calgary-based company, has 36 locations across Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan and is the largest farm equipment dealer in Canada.
 
The arrangement must still receive court approval before it can go ahead.
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In this episode of The Swine Nutrition Blackbelt Podcast, Dr. Kwangwook Kim, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, discusses the use of non-nutritive sweeteners in nursery pig diets. He explains how sucralose and neotame influence feed intake, gut health, metabolism, and the frequency of diarrhea compared to antibiotics. The conversation highlights mechanisms beyond palatability, including hormone signaling and nutrient transport. Listen now on all major platforms!

“Receptors responsible for sweet taste are present not only in the mouth but also along the intestinal tract.”

Meet the guest: Dr. Kwangwook Kim / kwangwook-kim is an Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, specializing in swine nutrition and feed additives under disease challenge models. He earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Sciences from the University of California, Davis, where he focused on intestinal health and metabolic responses in pigs. His research evaluates alternatives to antibiotics, targeting gut health and performance in nursery pigs.