Iowa Select Farms

What Iowa Select Farms does

Iowa Select Farms is a family-owned pork production company headquartered in Iowa Falls, Iowa, founded in 1992 by Jeff and Deb Hansen. The company operates approximately 1,850 employees and contractors across rural Iowa, managing multi-site sow farms (including a 6,500-head farrowing operation) and wean-to-market farms across multiple counties. Its core product is pork, produced and sold under the SelectCare program — an internal animal care and environmental stewardship framework guiding production practices.

The company generates revenue through wholesale pork sales to grocery retailers (including Hy-Vee) and food service operators, distributing fresh pork, ribs, bacon, ham, and ground pork through regional channels. Iowa Select Farms runs a vertically-integrated production system with a closed-loop manure management operation that recycles nutrient-rich waste as crop fertilizer for pig feed, reducing dependence on synthetic inputs and lowering environmental footprint. The operation is supported by long-tenured farm management staff and partnerships with independent applicators (e.g., Swanson Customs) deploying precision injection equipment.

Beyond core production, Iowa Select Funds (sic — Iowa Select Farms) operates the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation (founded 2006), a parallel charitable entity running community programs including Power Snack (school hunger relief), Henry's Heroes (children's literacy), My Veteran Hero, Pork Care Packages, and Pork for Patriots. These foundation programs function as both community investment and brand-building, reaching 158 towns across 64 Iowa counties. The company is privately held with no institutional investors, no public revenue disclosure, and no M&A history in the available data.

Name

Iowa Select Farms

Legal name

Iowa Select Farms

Website

https://iowaselect.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Iowa Select Farms is a family-owned pork production company founded in 1992, operating ~1,850 employees and contractors across rural Iowa to produce pork under its SelectCare program for grocery retailers and food service channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pork Production

NAICS

Hog and Pig Farming (11221)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Contract Hog Growing (Integrator/Production Contracts) (AFAEAEAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

High-Health/Biosecure Hog Production (SPF/Pedigree Nucleus) (AFAEAEAL), Finishing Hog Production (Grow-Finish) (AFAEAEAE)

Keywords

• Pork production
• Hog farming
• Animal agriculture
• Swine production
• Pork products

Headquarters

HQ city

Iowa Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Pork Production and Sales: Iowa Select Farms operates as a family-owned pork production company. They produce pork products that are sold through grocery retailers and food service channels. The company fulfills their mission of producing pork responsibly through their SelectCare program, taking care of animals, people, environment and communities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Iowa Select Farms is a family-owned pork production company that raises hogs and sells fresh and processed pork products, including fresh pork, ribs, bacon, ham, and ground pork, through grocery retailers and food service channels primarily in the Midwest. Production is governed by the company's SelectCare program, which formalizes animal care, environmental stewardship, and community support. The company also operates the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation, which delivers community programs such as Power Snack coupons, Pork Care Packages for military members, Pork for Patriots distributions to veteran organizations, My Veteran Hero veteran recognition, and Henry's Heroes Bilingual Book Carts to elementary schools.

Product overview

Iowa Select Farms is a homegrown Iowa company and family-owned pork production company with approximately 1,850 employees and contractors across rural Iowa. The company's primary product is pork production, supported by their SelectCare program—a core animal care initiative that guides their production operations. The company also operates the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation, which runs community programs including Henry's Heroes (children's support), My Veteran Hero (veteran recognition), Power Snack (childhood hunger relief), Pork Care Packages (military support), and Project Food and Fellowship (military community support).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pork Products

Quantifiable outcome

• 67,013 Iowa families helped in 2019 through foundation contributions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Swanson Customs (Matt Swanson)coreOthersMatt Swanson, owner of Swanson Customs, is a skilled manure applicator with 16 years of experience who works with Iowa Select Farms' team. He utilizes advanced manure application technology including injectors with flow meters for precise distribution, supporting the company's environmental stewardship and sustainability efforts.
• 100 Elementary SchoolscoreOthersSchools in Homegrown Iowa communities nominated by Iowa Select Farms employees to receive Henry's Heroes Bilingual Book Carts. Each cart contains 75 books, half in English and half in Spanish.
• Hy-Vee Grocery StoresminorOthersPower Snack coupons for deli ham and whole wheat bread are redeemed at local grocery stores including Hy-Vee locations throughout Iowa.
• Iowa National GuardcoreOthersPork Care Packages containing $40 in coupons for various pork products distributed to all branches including Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Army Reserves, Navy Reserves, Marine Corps Reserves, and ROTC programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Smithfield Foods: Smithfield Foods is the largest pork producer and processor in the United States, operating hog farming, slaughtering, and processing. It directly competes with Iowa Select Farms in pork production volumes and sells through overlapping grocery and food-service channels.
• Prestage Farms: Prestage Farms is a privately held, family-owned pork and turkey producer with vertically integrated operations across multiple states. It is comparable to Iowa Select Farms in scale, family ownership, and integrated hog production model.
• Triumph Foods: Triumph Foods is a pork processing company owned by pork producers, with hog supply arrangements comparable to Iowa Select Farms' production-to-processing pipeline. Overlaps directly in supplying branded and private-label pork to retail and food-service customers.
• Seaboard Foods: Seaboard Foods is an integrated pork producer and processor with farrow-to-finish operations. Comparable to Iowa Select Farms in vertical integration, commodity pork supply, and reliance on retail and food-service channels.
• Clemens Food Group: Clemens Food Group is a vertically integrated pork producer and processor with hog farming and further-processing operations. Similar to Iowa Select Farms in producing pork for retail and food-service customers with vertically integrated supply chains.
• The Maschhoffs: The Maschhoffs is one of the largest family-owned pork production networks in the U.S., operating a farrow-to-finish model similar to Iowa Select Farms. Both are privately held, Midwest-based, vertically integrated hog producers with comparable herd sizes and operational models.

Broad incumbents

• Tyson Foods: Tyson Foods is one of the largest U.S. protein producers with significant pork (and beef, poultry) operations. It is a broader incumbent competing with Iowa Select Farms in pork supply to grocery and food-service channels, but at much greater scale and with a multi-protein portfolio.
• Hormel Foods: Hormel Foods is a major branded pork processor (with products like bacon, ham, and deli meats) that competes with Iowa Select Farms in supplying pork products to grocery retailers. It is a broader incumbent with a multi-protein branded portfolio.
• JBS USA: JBS USA is a major U.S. pork and beef processor with significant hog production and slaughtering operations. Comparable to Iowa Select Farms in pork production but operates as a broad incumbent with a global multi-protein portfolio.

Emerging players

• Pipestone System: Pipestone System provides swine management services, veterinary care, and production support to independent hog producers. Comparable to Iowa Select Farms in its hog production focus, though it operates as a service-and-management model rather than direct hog ownership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/iowaselect
• Facebookfacebook.com/iowaselect
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/iowa-select-farms

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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