Aaron Juergens took over as president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association this week.

There’s not much about raising hogs that Aaron Juergens hasn’t seen — from working on his grandpa’s 100-hog and 600-steer operation in Carroll County growing up, to managing his own contract grow-out and feeder operations today.

Juergens carries three generations of pig farming knowledge and experience with him to his new role as president of the Iowa Pork Producers ...