Pork Powerhouses

This year’s Pork Powerhouses survey is showing a lot of expansion in the sow industry. Learn more about Betsy Freese’s exclusive report.

Swine veterinarian Daryl Olsen and his partners at AMVC Management Services own or manage 117,500 sows in seven states.

The annual exclusive Pork Powerhouses 2017 ranking of the 40 largest U.S. producers shows there are 246,850 more sows among these companies than one year ago.

Joe Connor and his team at the Carthage System in Illinois are schooling the swine industry as they expand to meet new challenges in pork production.

Ken Maschhoff, president of the National Pork Producers Council, has built a pork empire from the family farm headquarters outside Carlyle, Illinois.

After his daughter's death, Dale Reicks started building sow farms. He grew from 1,200 sows in 2003 to 15,000 sows by 2009. Today, that number is 32,500.