For Doug, farming has always been more than a job—it’s a way of life. Growing up, Doug helped his family raise pigs and dairy cattle, but swine quickly became his favorite. As a kid, he showed pigs at the Dunn County Fair, sparking a lifelong passion for raising quality livestock. In 1988, at just 18 years old, Doug purchased a 250-acre farm just outside Menomonie, where he and his wife, Amy, live and farm today. In those early years, the farm centered primarily around about