About the Guest
Brent Hershey is the owner and President of Hershey Ag, a company he formed in 1980. Growing up on the family farm, Brent raised steers, grew tobacco and corn, and worked alongside his father and uncle in an egg layer house. Over the years, he has expanded Hershey Ag to include swine production, a dairy feed division, and a dairy ventilation business.
Brent’s commitment to valuing and growing people from within has been a cornerstone of his management strategy, particularly across his sow farm management team. His greatest accomplishments include achieving superior production systems by promoting quality and efficiency from sow breeding and birthing to growing excellent market hogs. Brent embraces change and progress in the ag industry, always striving to be better today than yesterday.
Brent and his wife, Lisa, live in Mount Joy and are the parents of three children. He enjoys skiing, motorcycling, hunting, the beach, and spending time with family.
What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig?
- How Brent transitioned from high school to establishing a successful pig business.
- The influence of chicken industry practices on pig farming techniques.
- Challenges and changes in pig housing systems over the years.
- The impact of Prop 12 on pig farming practices on the East Coast.
- Brent’s “golden nugget”
