Historical Firsts & Accomplishments

2008

• Supplied the first chartered 747 airplane of horses to China in history.

2007

• Largest Exporter of rabbits from the United States.
• Largest supplier of purebred pigs from the U.S.
  to China.

2006

• Largest supplier of breeding swine from the United States to China.

2005

• Supplied first shipment of breeding swine to Haiti in over 30 years.

2004

• Largest supplier of Holstein-Friesian semen to Vietnam, supplying 50,000 straws. Supplied first shipment of horses and donkeys to Pakistan in over 25 years.

2003

• Largest supplier of breeding cattle, both dairy and beef to China, supplying 545 head.

2002

• Largest supplier of breeding cattle, both dairy and beef to China, supplying 256 head.

2001

• Supplied the first ever shipment of Holstein semen from the United States to the Government of Vietnam.

2000

• Became the largest supplier of breeding swine to China, supplying over 1,300 head.

1999

• Shipped to a private customer in Davao, Philippines. This was the largest shipment ever to the Island of Mindanao - 480 swine.

1998

• Made the second shipment of pigs to Vietnam from the U.S. since the Vietnam Conflict. These were satisfied, repeat customers.

1997

• Shipped the largest shipment of breeding swine ever to the Philippines - 1280 head to Nueva Swine Valley in the Philippines.
• Sent to the government of the Philippines the largest shipment of sheep and goats in one 747 airplane - 2,042 head.
• Shipped the first shipment of swine breeding stock from North America to India.
• Exported first purebred Katahdin sheep from the United States to Thailand, and the first purebred Santa Inez sheep from Brazil to Thailand.

1996

• Loaded largest livestock ship ever sent from North America - 3,195 head of Holstein/Friesian bred heifers on one ship.
• Completed first shipment of breeding livestock from the United States to Vietnam since the Vietnamese Conflict.
• Largest exporter of dairy cattle form the United States.

1995

• Successfully negotiated a contract with the government of Turkey for the supply of Holstein heifers making it the largest single breeding livestock export from the United Stares during the last five years.
• Recipient of 1995 Illinois Governors Export Award for "Continuing Export Excellence".

1993

• Shipped the first Water Buffalo, originating in the United States, to the Philippines.
• Sourced, selected, and supplied Barbados Blackbelly sheep from the Island of Barbados to the country of Malaysia.
• Worked with the government of the Philippines on their beef cattle development program. Supplied 100% of the cattle shipped to the Philippines from the United States, including one shipload of 1,623 head.
• Worked with the Government of Rajasthan in Jaipur, India to develop and improve their sheep program. Supplied 100% of the sheep shipped to Jaipur from the United States, including 1,340 Rambouillet.

1992

• Sourced, selected, and imported the first Pietrain swine/genetics from Ireland to the United States.

1990

• Imported 893 head of swine from England to the United States to help set up a new "nucleus farm" here in America.

1989-1991

• Largest exporter of American Brahman cattle.

1984

• Recipient of "Presidents E Award" in recognition of outstanding contributions to the increase of United States trade abroad.

1982

• First exporter to own and develop ventilating equipment for planes flying out of Miami International Airport.
• Aviation history was made with 1255 head of swine on one 747 delivered to Singapore.
• Sold first breeding swine to Republic of South Africa from the United States.

1982-1983

• Helped develop expanded metal penning systems and "in plane" watering systems to reduce stress on animals and improve air flow. This reduced mortality drastically.

1981-1983

• Largest supplier of breeding swine to the Dominican Republic under their repopulation program.

1980-1983

• Developed the goat export business and worked with the government of the Philippines to establish their goat program. Supplied over 1500 head of breading goats.

1980-1990

• Largest cattle export supplier from the United States to the Orient. Largest exporter of breeding swine from both the United States and Canada.

1978

• Sold first breeding swine to Peoples Republic of China from the United States.

1977-1979

• Worked with private individuals in Spain and the government of Hungary to develop their dairy production program. Supplied thousands of Holstein Friesian Dairy Heifers.