History

Hog Slat Inc. got its start in 1969, when Billy Herring was operating a farrow-to-finish farm near Newton Grove, NC and couldn't find appropriate flooring for the nursery he wanted to build. So, relying on his ingenuity and experience, he constructed his own slats. Other producers noticed the quality of his product, called on him for help, and a small family business was born. Today, that business produces a full range of hog and poultry farming equipment.

Hog Slat’s main corporate office is located in Newton Grove, North Carolina; with regional offices in Humboldt, Iowa and Guymon, Oklahoma. The poultry divisions of our company are operated under the Georgia Poultry Equipment, Eastern Shore Poultry Services and Shenandoah AG Supply companies. 

Hog Slat, Inc. is a family-owned business engaged in many aspects of hog and poultry production. 

We are involved in:
     (1) turnkey construction of modern confinement type hog and poultry production units
     (2) the manufacture and distribution of hog and poultry production equipment
     (3) the production of live hogs through TDM Farms

Hog Slat, Inc. is the largest construction contractor and manufacturer of hog production equipment in the United States with approximately 1,000 people directly employed and an additional 1,400 subcontractors working on the company's construction projects. Hog Slat, Georgia Poultry Equipment, Eastern Shore Poultry Services and Shenandoah AG Supply have constructed turnkey production units for both family-owned farms and large corporate farm entities in the United States, and also sell equipment packages to customers who choose to construct their own facilities, both domestically and internationally. In addition to our construction services, we maintain a network of over 95 retail store locations distributed throughout the US to supply local pork and poultry growers with a complete selection of parts and equipment needed to support their operations.