From 600 Sows to Prop 12: Health, People, and Practical Growth | Brian Martin
About the Guest
Brian Martin is a 5th generation farmer from Northwest Indiana, a husband and father of 3. He has 40 years of experience in Pork industry around the US, and he is Co-Owner and Manager of a 14,000 sow pork production operation.
What can you expect to learn from this episode of Popular Pig?
How Martin Family Farms grew from ~600 sows to two sow farms—including a 10k-head Prop 12 site—by taking smart, steady risks.
Why “health first” drives everything: tight biosecurity, clear processes, and doing what you say you’ll do—every day.
How modern sow housing evolved there (early…
The skinny
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