WELCOME!

Welcome to the DMP Genetics Homepage. This site has general information on our long-established Hampshire swine herd. Founded in 1962, our family’s commitment to the Hampshire breed has spanned seven decades.

We have recently made several changes in our operation. We have farrowed litters at our farm again. We moved all our production into a standard commercial swine building. All sows are housed on slats in gestation crates. Farrowing is on tribar and we wean into deck nurseries. This production system weeds out soundness and reproductive weaknesses in short order. We are very excited about our sows ability to breed easily, farrow with very little assistance, and produce high quality, competitive show prospects. We have several of these sows pictured in our sows section. In addition we have farrowed several females that carry DMP bloodlines from the two sows that we retained in 2017 when we conducted our Turning the Page Sales. Several of these sows are also featured in the sows section.

The Hampshire breed has experienced a tremendous resurgence in popularity over the past few years, especially for high-quality females at all national events. In 2019 Mark was appointed to fill an unexpired term on the board of directors and then elected President of the Hampshire Board. It has been gratifying to have been involved in the decisions that have led to the enhanced demand for Hampshires.

The Hampshire business has been the focus of our operation for many years. We have doubled down on our commitment to provide show and breeding stock that will raise the profile and popularity of Hampshires. Please review the rest of this site and know we are eager to talk Hampshires and our genetics any time.