Pork Storks

What Pork Storks does

Pork Storks is a privately held U.S. boar stud operator founded in 1996 that specializes in the collection, evaluation, packaging, and distribution of high-quality boar semen to commercial and independent pork producers. The company operates a multi-site regional network spanning South Dakota (the original facility, in Plankinton), Nebraska (Linwood), Minnesota (Milaca, opened in 2024 with the Schreur Family as a local operating partner), and Montana (Cascade, opened October 2025 with shipping expected by early 2026), with a small corporate office in St. Peter, Minnesota.

Its core product portfolio is boar semen doses drawn from the industry's leading swine genetics brands — PIC (Line 2, Line 3, 327, 337, 800, and PIC Meishan), DNA Genetics, Hypor, Topigs-Norsvin, Compart, and Acufast — producing a multi-line offering that lets a single stud relationship cover diverse breeding-program requirements. Operations run on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday collection cadence with same-evening or next-day delivery handled through contracted drivers, anchored by per-facility supervisors/managers and a centralized General Manager (Jan Weidert) supported by a board including Dr. Darwin Reicks.

The business model is straightforward transactional revenue: per-dose sales of boar semen priced privately (quotes on request), distributed directly to pork producers from each regional facility. Customer acquisition is primarily relationship- and event-driven — RVRC Seminar, Boar Stud Managers Conference, state Pork Congresses, and the Montana Pork Producers Council — supplemented by a Facebook page and the StudLink Ordering online platform. No public pricing, no disclosed funding rounds, and no parent company are reported; the firm appears to be closely held, founder- or family-led, and operating solely in the U.S. Midwest and Mountain West.

Name

Pork Storks

Legal name

Pork Storks

Website

https://porkstorks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pork Storks is a privately held U.S. boar stud operator, founded in 1996, that collects, processes, and distributes multi-brand boar semen to commercial pork producers across the Midwest and Mountain West through four regional facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Swine Genetics

NAICS

Hog and Pig Farming (11221), Hog and Pig Farming (112210), Hog and Pig Farming (1122)

SIC

Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200)

akta.pro primary industry

Boar Studs & Semen Production (AFAEAEAF)

Keywords

• Swine genetics
• Boar semen
• Pig breeding services
• Boar stud operations
• Pork production services

Headquarters

HQ city

Milaca

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Boar Semen Sales: Pork Storks collects, processes, and distributes high-quality boar semen to pork producers. Collection occurs on Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule with delivery on the evening of collection or early the next day. The company offers semen from multiple genetics lines including PIC, Line 2, Line 3, PIC 327, PIC 337, PIC 800, PIC Meishan, and Meishan breeds.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Pork Storks operates a multi-site boar stud network that collects, evaluates, packages, and distributes high-quality boar semen to commercial and independent pork producers. Semen is collected on a Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule with delivery on the evening of collection or the next day. The company offers multiple swine genetics lines including PIC, DNA Genetics, Hypor, Topigs-Norsvin, Compart, and Acufast, and operates four regional facilities across the U.S. Midwest and Montana.

Product overview

Pork Storks is a boar stud company providing quality semen since 1996. The company operates a multi-site network across Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Their product portfolio consists of boar semen products featuring genetics from multiple industry brands including PIC (PIC 800, PIC 337, PIC 327, PIC Line 2, PIC Line 3, PIC Meishan), Line 2, and Line 3. They partner with major genetics suppliers including Acufast, Comaprt, DNA Genetics, Hypor, and Topigs-Norsvin. The company offers the StudLink Ordering platform for customer orders and provides semen delivery services. They employ Barn Technicians for animal husbandry and Lab Technicians for semen evaluation and packaging.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PIC 800 Boar Semen A boar semen product line featuring PIC 800 genetics, distributed by Pork Storks through its Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota boar stud facilities for commercial and independent pork producers seeking high-quality swine genetics for breeding herd improvement.
• PIC 337 Boar Semen A boar semen product line featuring PIC 337 genetics, distributed by Pork Storks through its Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota boar stud facilities for pork producers seeking diverse PIC swine genetics.
• PIC 327 Boar Semen A boar semen product line featuring PIC 327 genetics, distributed by Pork Storks through its South Dakota boar stud facility for pork producers.
• PIC Line 2 Boar Semen A boar semen product line featuring PIC Line 2 genetics, distributed by Pork Storks through its Minnesota and South Dakota boar stud facilities.
• PIC Line 3 Boar Semen A boar semen product line featuring PIC Line 3 genetics, distributed by Pork Storks through its Minnesota and South Dakota boar stud facilities.
• PIC Meishan Boar Semen A specialized boar semen product line featuring PIC Meishan genetics, distributed by Pork Storks through its South Dakota boar stud facility for pork producers seeking Meishan breed genetics.
• StudLink Ordering Platform An online ordering platform operated by Pork Storks that enables pork producers to place orders for boar semen products from the company's regional boar stud facilities.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PIC (Pig Improvement Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPIC is one of the leading swine genetics companies. Pork Storks offers PIC genetic lines including PIC 327, PIC 337, PIC 800, PIC Line 2, PIC Line 3, and PIC Meishan breeds through their boar stud facilities.
• DNA GeneticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDNA Genetics provides swine genetics that Pork Storks distributes through their boar stud operations as part of their multi-genetics offering.
• HyporcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHypor is a swine genetics supplier whose genetic lines are available through Pork Storks boar stud facilities.
• Topigs-NorsvincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTopigs-Norsvin is an international swine genetics company whose lines are distributed through Pork Storks facilities.
• CompartcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompart provides swine genetics that are offered through Pork Storks boar stud locations.
• Acufast GeneticscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcufast Genetics is a swine genetics supplier whose genetic lines are available through Pork Storks boar stud facilities.
• Schreur FamilyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Schreur Family partnered with Pork Storks in 2024 to build Pork Storks Minnesota. Mariah Schreur remains a team member at Pork Storks Minnesota and Kevin Schreur works as the sample courier. The family was named Mille Lacs County Farm Family of the Year in 2025.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PIC (Genus plc): Global swine genetics leader and Pork Storks' most prominent supplier of genetic lines (PIC 327/337/800/Meishan). PIC also operates its own boar stud and nucleus network worldwide, making it both a partner and the largest potential competitor in the same product category.
• Topigs-Norsvin: International swine genetics company that supplies lines distributed through Pork Storks while also operating its own boar stud and AI center infrastructure. Directly comparable as a multi-line genetics supplier with boar stud operations serving commercial pork producers.
• Compart Pork Storks / Compart Duroc: Midwest-based swine genetics and boar stud operation. Compart supplies lines to Pork Storks and independently operates boar stud facilities directly comparable in product offering and customer base.
• Hypor (Hendrix Genetics): Global swine genetics brand within Hendrix Genetics. Supplies genetics distributed by Pork Storks and runs its own nucleus and AI stud operations serving commercial pork producers worldwide.
• DNA Genetics: U.S.-based swine genetics supplier whose lines Pork Storks distributes. Operates breeding herds and boar facilities providing the same semen-plus-genetics offering to commercial pork producers.

Regional players

• Fast Genetics: North American swine genetics company operating nucleus herds and boar studs primarily in Canada. Comparable multi-site boar stud and genetics business serving commercial pork producers, though primarily on a different regional axis.

Emerging players

• Acufast Genetics: U.S. swine genetics supplier offering lines carried by Pork Storks at the Montana facility. Comparable emerging boar semen supplier targeting similar commercial pork producer customers with differentiated terminal-line genetics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Pork-Storks-119891556514783
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pork-storks

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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