Founded in 1962, Hog Inc. is a Section 521 exempt cooperative that markets and purchases for an alliance of family farms producing pork. Based in Greenfield, Illinois, the cooperative has more than 110 shareholders and operates a feed mill alongside its agricultural marketing work. Its members retain their autonomy while working together to supply consistent pork and support environmentally sound farming practices.
Section 521 Exempt Cooperative
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Packers and Stockyards Act bonding
Compliance program
Clemens Food GroupFounded in 1895 by John C. Clemens, Clemens Food Group is a sixth-generation, family-owned pork producer headquartered in Hatfield, Pennsylvania. It coordinates hog farming, pork processing, and transportation, and operates processing facilities in Pennsylvania and Michigan. Its brands include Hatfield, Kunzler, and Farm Promise.HATFIELD, PA
Cooper FarmsFounded in 1938 by Virgil and Virginia Cooper, Cooper Farms is a fourth-generation, family-owned Northwest Ohio company that raises turkeys, hogs and egg-laying chickens while producing private-label food products. Its integrated operation includes Oakwood hatcheries that produce 15 million poults annually, a St. Henry plant processing more than 24,000 turkeys a day, and cooked-meat facilities serving customers throughout North America.OAKWOOD, OH
Heritage CooperativeHeritage Cooperative is a farmer-owned agricultural cooperative based in Delaware, Ohio, serving members and customers for more than 100 years. Its more than 600 employees provide grain merchandising, agronomy, energy, and animal nutrition services to over 5,000 members and more than 15,000 customers.COLUMBIANA, OH
Independent Meat CompanyFounded in Twin Falls in 1904 as a butcher shop, Independent Meat Company now processes pork for its Falls Brand line, including its signature smoked meats and sausages. The Florence family has owned the company since the 1950s, and its Salmon Creek Farms program connects more than 300 family farms with a single processor in a USDA Process Verified, 100% traceable pork system. That program’s certified-sustainable approach covers animal care, farm communities, and environmental stewardship.EASTON, PA