Comment on Pillen’s Rise: After building pork empire, Nebraska’s governor stands at intersection of state and ag power by What’s really behind state bans on lab-grown meat? – Wilberforce Institute

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Wholestone now slaughters more than a third of the hogs produced by Pillen Family Farms, the company Pillen founded and his children now run. “We in agriculture are driving the future of the state of Nebraska,” Pillen said at an ag conference this year. Laura Strimple, the governor’s spokesperson, didn’t respond to specific questions, saying they should be directed to Pillen Family Farms. LJS Library archive photo)With a nascent management company, Pillen incorporated Progressive Swine Technologies, the forefather of Pillen Family Farms. In a statement, Sarah Pillen, Pillen Family Farms’ co-CEO, said the company has “permitted over one hundred farms” with the state since 1993.