Welcome to the Pig Pen! For my very first entry in this new forum, I thought I would start with a little background story. For those whom I haven’t yet met, my name is Darin R Kuhlow (the “R” stands for Richard, in honor of my father). It may seem like a small thing, but I always try to make a point of including my middle initial when writing or signing my name to honor the man whom I admire the most. I own a company called Cerdos, LLC. Cerdos is “pigs” in Spanish. At some point in the future, I may get to explaining how that name was chosen for my company. At Cerdos, LLC we provide innovative products and services for the swine industry as well as for other livestock species. I am also a partner with my daughters in Kuhlow Girls, Inc, which is a 100-sow showpig farm breeding Durocs, Yorkshires, Spots and Crossbreds.

I often struggle to explain exactly what it is that I do for a living.