The Maschhoffs: Progressive farming, family style

The Maschhoffs is the United States’ third largest swine producer, harvesting 3.5 million slaughter pigs and 0.5 million feeder pigs per year – and still growing. Keen to learn more about the family business, Pig Progress travelled to Illinois.   By Stuart Lumb One of the major features of The Maschhoffs family run pig business could be that its philosophy revolves around being thrifty. Examples can be found everywhere – instead of using expensive custom-built trucks to haul s