Greg Kaffenbarger
Greg Kaffenbarger is a third generation farmer from Clark County, Ohio. His family raised hogs on and off throughout several generations, but got back into pork production nearly 20 years ago.
Greg and his family operate a farrow-to-finish operation, which means every month they pick up a group of 550 pigs that have just been weaned. They bring the pigs back to their farm and put them in a nursery barn and raise them until it’s time for the pigs to go to market.
Between the people employed on the farm as well as the money the farm spends on equipment and production, Greg’s operation plays an important role helping to stimulate the local economy. Nationally, they sell the majority of their hogs to packers who provide quality pork to help nourish families in the U.S., as well as overseas.
The Kaffenbarger farm produces around 6,500 market hogs a year and in addition to pork production, Greg also runs a 2,800 acre grain farming operation.
Greg currently serves on the board of the Ohio Pork Producers Council. His favorite pork cut is a good pork chop or pork loin sandwich.
Greg is a graduate of the Ohio State University. He has been married to his wife, Brenda for nearly 15 years and they have two sons – Grant (9) and Dean (7).
Henry Moore
Henry Moore and his father of Rose Hill, N.C., were active in the agriculture industry for more than 30 years before investing in pork production in 1992. Henry now operates a herd of 5,000 sows and a finishing facility with 8,800 hogs. Moore’s farms provide around 125,000 market hogs each year, which translates to nearly 32 million pounds of pork to help feed America.
The Moore farm employs more than 20 people from their community and between supplies, repair services and property taxes, the farms infuse thousands of dollars back into the local economy.
In 2005, Henry began serving on the North Carolina Pork Board and the next year he was elected to serve a three year term on the National Pork Board. Also in 2006, his farm won the National Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award, an award sponsored by National Hog Farmer magazine and the Pork Checkoff.
Henry’s children are bacon-lovers, but Moore’s favorite pork recipe is a grilled pork loin in Allegra marinade.
Henry is a graduate of the North Caroline State University. He and his wife Tracy have two children, Henry (7) and Piper (3).
Loren Keppy
Loren Keppy is a fourth generation farmer from Durant, Iowa. Loren’s farm is a farrow-to-finish farm and provides about 6,000 hogs per year to help feed families nationwide.
In addition to being a pork producer, Loren also farms seed beans, soy beans, hay and corn on his 900-acre farm. His grandfather was known for raising fruit and today, the Keppy family carries on the tradition by planting a fruit tree nearly every year.
Loren’s commitment to environmentally sound practices earned him the Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award in 2007 from the Pork Checkoff and National Hog Farmer magazine. The Keppy farm helps generate revenue for the local economy by using local contractors for tools, supplies and repair, maintenance and improvements to the farm.
Loren’s favorite recipe is smoked pork loin while his children favor BBQ pork ribs.
In his spare time, Loren enjoys serving as a high school wrestling coach and has done so for more than 15 years. Loren and his wife Jeantee have two children, Kaylee (20) and Jake (18), who help out on the farm as well.
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