Benchmark Magazine Article Archive

As human beings, one of our most basic needs is the ability to connect with each other. If we look back at the past 15 to 20 years, we can see that there has been a big vision goal to connect with people and communities across the globe.

The past two years have been challenging to say the least. But being in the pork sector has always required facing challenges with innovation and intelligence. The latest round of challenges-from the risk of disease to war in Europe, to regulations that don’t match with the day-to-day life of swine farming-are no different.

Situated in the extremes of northwest Iowa in the outskirts of the town of Alvord, Pig Hill West is a multi-generational, “next generation” farm with 4,400 sows, their offspring and growing stock. Pig Hill West is one area that comprises the diversified agricultural business, Pig Hill Co.

Located in New Athens, IL, just southeast of St. Louis, Sis-Bro provides 280,000+ high-quality ISO weans to sell to other producers across the Midwest and to farmers who will grow them to market size. They finish a very small number of hogs through a contract grower, but are looking to expand that venture as well.

God. Family. Farming. One of these three is a real battle for the Hutterite colony. Yes, it’s farming.

“I grew up on our family’s farm in Northeast Missouri. After college I married my husband, Jared. He and his family are row crop farmers, and together we teach our children, Stella, Morgan, and Carter how to care for our animals and land to the best of our ability.”