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Shannon Wolf
Hog Farmer

Name: Shannon Wolf
Location: Lancaster, Wisconsin
Years farming: I’ve been farming now for 13 years.
My family: My wife is Melissa, and we have two kids – Mitchel is five and Nolan is three.
How I came to be a farmer: I enjoyed helping out on the farm as I was growing up. Then I went to college with the thought of not returning to the farm, but was unable to find anything that I would enjoy more than making a career out of farming.
The best thing about being a farmer: There are a lot of things I enjoy – the everyday challenges and problem solving. Now that the boys are getting older, I enjoy their company. I like caring for animals because it’s both the key to our success, and the right thing to do as well. To that end, we have certified our farm in the Pork Quality Assurance program, and have hired an outside auditor to do a site assessment for our hog operation.
My personal philosophy on farming: Three things - Always be open to change. Don’t cut corners. Produce the best, always.

Pork Production in Wisconsin and the United States

• The name bratwurst is derived from Old High German, where the "brat" meant “finely chopped meat,” and "wurst," a sausage.
• The “brat” became popular as a mainstay of sports stadiums after Bill Sperling introduced brats to major league baseball in Milwaukee County Stadium in 1953.
• Trimmed pork tenderloin and skinless chicken breast have the same amount of total fat content.
• Today's pork has 16% less fat and 27% less saturated fat than 15 years ago
• Cuts with the words "loin" or "round" in their name indicate the leanest meats, such as pork tenderloin or loin chop.
• Pigs don’t have sweat glands, so it’s important that they’re kept in a cooled, indoor environment during the hot summer.
• Pork is the most widely eaten meat in the world.
• Cooking pork to an internal temperature of 160-degrees will produce a juicy, tender meal.
• A 2006 consumer survey showed ham was the most popular sandwich served at home.
• In colonial New York, a permanent wall was built in what is now Lower Manhattan to keep hogs out of grain fields. The adjacent street was named (you guessed it) Wall Street.

For more information about hog farming in Wisconsin, please visit:  http://www.wppa.org

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