Larry Jacobson’s widespread engineering work with livestock facilities and understanding the odor emissions from these facilities has benefited the entire U.S. livestock industry.

U.S. farmers have seen some tenuous and strenuous times over the last few decades, from economic ups and downs to tightening environmental regulations to being forced to play under a new set of rules for raising livestock. Earl Dotson has been...

A love for science lured this farm boy to practice swine medicine, but his faith, family and the people of the swine industry kept him grounded in the career for nearly 40 years.

Hord farms have steadily grown to the current level of 28,000 sows, but not just for the sake of growth. Each step has been a calculated move with one eye on the future, but also holding true to the past.

Bob Morrison’s passion for his work helped create one of the world’s leading swine research, outreach and teaching programs.

Kent Schwartz sees his work as a clinical professor at the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory as CSI and Sherlock Holmes, unlocking clues hidden in tissue samples to arrive at a herd health diagnosis.

Philip Seng says the U.S. pork industry and its partners like the USMEF need to understand the minds of the global consumers and how the retailer can shape the minds of the consumer.

After establishing he was not a worthy tractor driver, Max Rodibaugh was often assigned as the pigs’ caretaker — an assignment he gladly accepted and which served as the foundation for his current career.

The Masters of the Pork Industry are a very special, handpicked group of pork industry leaders. These are their stories. The Masters share their personal stories and philosophies about life, their careers in the pork industry and their visions for...