Category: Candidates

Biography Dr. Dustin Boler is the Director of Research for Carthage Innovative Swine Solutions, which is a contract research organization that conducts independent research for swine health, nutrition and technology companies to help with major business decisions. His experience spans the entire supply chain holding research positions with Topigs Norsvin and the University of Illinois

Biography Heidi Flory co-owns a 4,800-head nursery, a Hereford cow/calf operation and manages more than 50 tons of hay annually. She embodies diversified experiences with her farm, consumer and science in the classroom priorities, and her role at Penn State College of Medicine. Her influence with Princess and the Pig Farmer on social media and

Biography Jesse Heimer owns Heimer Hampshires, a 500-sow show pig enterprise, where he leads a team of eight raising competitive pigs for junior livestock enthusiasts nationwide and sells progressive genetics via semen and breeding stock to other breeders. He is passionate about the junior livestock program and believes young people represent agriculture’s largest and most

Biography Kevin Rasmussen raised pigs for 45 years and farmed 1,100 acres of row crops for 41 years. After shifting several operational styles, he most recently managed an 1,100 head farrow-to-finish and now consults finishing for a management company. Rasmussen’s respected experience in the industry includes being the immediate past president of the Iowa Pork

Biography John Rauser has been involved in farming all his life. He currently cares for 25 purebred Duroc females and sells market hogs, weaned pigs, seedstock and cooks whole hogs for events. He has been involved in the Montana Pork Producers Council for 30 years, including 10 years of presidency and an interim state executive

Biography Current NPB Member Dale Stevermer manages Trails End Farm, a contract feeder-to-finish, marketing 5,000 head per year through Compart Family Farms and their premium Duroc Pork markets. His family’s 500-acre row crop operation uses no-till and cover crop practices, in addition to investing in a solar array to offset their farm’s annual electrical usage.

Biography Cathy Vaughan has worked for Smithfield Foods for more than 18 years, with Oklahoma operations managing 48,000 sows and nearly 1.2 million weaned pigs annually. Her experience has been in human resources (2005-2011) with Murphy Brown LLC (now Smithfield) and as safety and communications coordinator (2011-present). She has been involved with Oklahoma Pork Council

Biography Seth Krantz, DVM, has held a leadership position at Tosh Pork for 12 years, while he has been in production for about 17 years. Tosh Pork has approximately 38,000 sows, producing more than 1 million market hogs yearly. His commitment to helping pig farmers is evident as a Pork Quality Assurance® Plus and Transport

Biography Pat Bane owns Bane Family Pork Farm LLC, a breed-to-wean sow farm expanding to a 3,000-sow closed herd farm with internal gilt multiplication. Bane is a current board member with a wealth of experience with NPB priorities. In 2018, he embodied an NPB program highlighting America’s pig farmers’ commitment to pigs, people and the