Iowa Select Farms announced Marlin Hoogland, DVM, as its new chief production officer. Hoogland will lead all production areas in this role as of Aug. 17, including gene transfer centers, multiplication, gilt development, sow production, wean-to-finish operations, research, nutrition, feed services and production well-being, the company said in a release.
Iowa Select Farms, the largest pork producer in Iowa, has 242,000 sows and annually produces over 1.5 billion pounds of pork.
Hoogland previously served as the vice president of research, nutrition and business innovation at Smithfield Foods. Before taking on the role of vice president, he was the lead veterinarian for over 12 years and oversaw veterinary services for the Midwest region.
A distinguished alumnus of Iowa State University, Hoogland graduated with his DVM from Iowa State University in 2005 and the University of Illinois’ Executive Veterinary Program in 2009.
He was born and raised on a farrow-to-finish farm near Orange City, Iowa, and has remained in the swine industry his entire life.
In addition to Hoogland, Terry Tate will join the company on Sept. 5 as senior director of support operations, overseeing transportation, nutrient management, maintenance and repair, safety and human resources.
Tate’s recently served as the senior vice president and director of operations at Murphy Family Ventures, where he managed the swine operation consisting of 150,000 sows, 13,000 wean-to-feeder spaces and 175,000 finishing spaces, along with 2.7 million spaces of contract broiler operations. His expertise extends to leading the land and nutrient management and fleet and facility maintenance divisions, the company said in a release.
He holds bachelor’s degrees in animal science and agribusiness from the University of Tennessee.
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