Thomas Livestock Co
FarmingNebraska, United States11-50 Employees
Thomas Livestock Co is a fourth-generation family farm focused on swine production, based in Broken Bow, Nebraska. It operates a farrow-to-finish system that manages about 16,500 sows and finishes roughly 580,000 market hogs each year. The business is led by RJ Thomas, with his son Matt serving as Vice President, and Matt’s son Hunter contributing as a student worker while learning the family business. The company has hosted tours of swine production facilities in the United States and from more than 20 foreign countries, sharing its operating practices with other producers. Its guiding principle centers on doing what’s right for people and pigs, a philosophy that ties employee welfare to animal care and, in their view, to productivity. Thomas Livestock emphasizes reducing stress for both animals and staff as a pathway to a calmer, safer, and more productive workplace.