Feb 27, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Travis Dunekacke, TD Niche Pork Meat the Pig Farmer, Travis Dunekacke lives in Elk Creek, Nebraska near the farm he grew up on in Johnson County. Travis is a pig farmer, a direct marketer, and a good cook. He found his “niche” in raising the highest quality pork for...
Feb 27, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmers, Bruce and Karen Grant’s farrow-to-finish pig farm is located near Meadow Grove, Nebraska. They are the parents of Jason, Jeremy and Kristen, and proud grandparents, as well. In addition to the pig operation, the Grant family farm also grows a...
Feb 27, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmers, Meat the pig farmers at Livingston Enterprises! Headquartered in Fairbury, Nebraska and owned by Bruce and Trudy Livingston, Livingston Enterprises is one of the largest, family-owned pork producers in Nebraska. They have been in the swine...
Feb 27, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmer, Photo courtesy of Curt Arens, Nebraska Farmer Magazine. Pig farmer Jared Lierman, from Beemer, is all about helping other young people in his community and in the pork industry. He is a third-generation farmer and owner of 3L Farms, a...
Feb 27, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmer, Brian Zimmerman, along with his wife, Tammy, son Austin and daughters Shelby and Korene, raise pigs just west of Beatrice. The Zimmermans have a specialized pig farm, raising exhibition and breeding stock. The family’s operation raises purebred...
Feb 27, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmer, Brian Zimmerman, along with his wife, Tammy, son Austin and daughters Shelby and Korene, raise pigs just west of Beatrice. The Zimmermans have a specialized pig farm, raising exhibition and breeding stock. The family’s operation raises purebred...
Feb 27, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmer, Just like so many farm families, the Bartling’s pig farm was hit hard during 2020. Foreign policy implications and the massive outbreak of COVID-19 in the packing plants caused a collapse in the hog market that was hard to handle. The family...
Feb 23, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmer, Tim Chancellor is the wean-to-finish supervisor for Thomas Livestock in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Throughout Tim’s 30 years with Thomas Livestock, he has held different roles. Currently, he oversees 72 employees and 260,000 hogs from wean-to-finish....
Feb 23, 2023 | Meat the Pig Farmers
Meat the Pig Farmers, Terry and Diane O’Neel are fourth generation farmers. Their pig farm raises 14,000 pigs annually and is located near Friend, Nebraska. They are parents of Ethan and Danielle, and are proud grandparents, as well. In addition to the pig operation,...
