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Elite Swine Genetics since 1984
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welcome to sandy pine, the site of the
LARGEST PIC MULTIPLIER

COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE

Each day we work with honesty, integrity, courtesy, and efficiency. In short, we take care of our herd.

COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY

Sandy Pine is committed to supporting our surrounding community and being good stewards of the land.

COMMITMENT TO BIOSECURITY

Sandy Pine is extremely deliberate in our site locations and processes to offer the best genetics packages in the world.

COMMITMENT TO PROGRESS

Sandy Pine’s goal is to provide our customers with the highest quality breeding stock in the industry.

ABOUT SANDY PINE

Elite Swine Multiplication

Sandy Pine – World Class PIC Genetics – rooted in economic selection for overall production value of breeding stock and meat quality. Because of our size, the extreme isolation of our facilities, our long history of healthy animals, and our unmatched reputation, Sandy Pine is in a class of its own when it comes to offering its customers:

• Dependable and flexible delivery of breeding stock and semen
• Dependable feed-efficient genetics
• Dependable health of stock with low risk of disease
• Dependable customer service

why customers choose us

Sandy Pine offers the best service in the industry. Our high customer retention rate is evidence of the great care we take to ensure a lasting, productive relationships. We believe in hiring account representatives who are committed, are knowledgeable, and will be with you from the initial conversation all the way through to the delivery, the follow-up, and the next order.

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HIGH HERD HEALTH

A class of its own when it comes to offering its customers unmatched animal health. Assurance that all facilities are currently PRRS and Myco negative. High biosecurity provided by the extreme isolation of our facilities.

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We Deliver

International leader in shipping products to customers wherever they are located! Dependable and timely deliver with courteous customer-first service.

Sandy Pine Pigs
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DECADES OF Satisfaction

Decades of healthy stock, satisfied customers, instilled trust and rave reviews!

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Elite Swine Multiplication

World class PIC genetics-rooted in economic selection for overall production value with measurable and proven results that come from being a PIC multiplier.

Backed by PIC and PIC genetics:
Sandy pine is The international leader in superior PIC breeding stock.

A multigenerational,
family-owned farming operation

1870's
Arrival to the United States
Image of Gustav Hillbert, Founder of Sandy Pine

Greg and Vicki’s ancestors immigrated to the United States in the 1870s, settling in the Leigh Nebraska area as diversified farmers including swine production. English was a second language for both families, until Greg and Vicki’s generation.

1930's
Focus on Farming
Roland Wilke

Greg's father Roland was left to run the family farm at the age of 16 when his father unexpectedly passed away. Roland started taking agricultural management classes through an extension service of the University of Nebraska. Those classes taught him many things, but the main thing was to be more efficient. This is a lesson Sandy Pine continues to value today.

1940's
Raising Pigs Year-Round
1940-Roland Wilke Drawing

In working to become more efficient, Roland began raising pigs year-round including winter, which was unheard of at the time. Through this, Roland made enough money to pay off the farm’s debt to avoid foreclosure.

1960's
Greg's Interest
Greg Wilke and family

As a young child milking cows and helping with hogs on the family farm, Greg Wilke was fascinated with swine production.

1980's
Lost Island Purchased
Greg and Vicki Wilke at the Nebraska Feeder Pig Show in 1987

Greg and Vicki Wilke purchased Lost Island in 1984, primarily focusing on gilt multiplication. Vicki had a love for farrowing and bookkeeping. Greg had a passion for genetic improvement, and commitment to excellence in the products they provided to customers.

1990's & 2000's
Expanding into multiple locations
Sandy Pine staff member

Sandy Pine continued to expand to multiple locations including adding Sandy Pine Gene Center in 1998. 

Tina Wilke-Hetzel, Greg and Vicki's daughter, began her interest in the swine industry at an early age participating in feeder pig shows, 4-H, FFA, raising iso weans, feeding cull sows, and working in the Genetic Transfer Center. 

2010's
Boar Multiplication Added
Sandy Pine Veterinarian

Sandy Pine diversified their multiplication reach, by adding boar multiplication through Sandhills Elite Genetics in 2017.

2020's
Growing Family Business
Sandy Pine Staff

Garret Hetzel, Greg and Vicki Wilke’s son-in-law, joined the team adding a diverse set of skills.

Tina and Garret continue their families' legacy with their commitment to excellence, passion for improving people, pigs, and producers. 

Current
Today
Greg and Vicki Wilke Family, Owners of Sandy Pine

Sandy Pine provides the latest genetic tools available from PIC, insuring timely delivery, and maximum biosecurity. We strive to continue to widen the gap as leaders in swine genetics.

Commitment to Excellence

Sandy Pine is committed to excellence in swine genetics. This commitment is centered on improving the people, pigs, and producers we work with to provide the highest quality breeding stock in the industry. Each day we work with honesty, integrity, courtesy, and efficiency, and know that we are only successful if our people are successful. In short, we take care of our herd. 

What we stand for:

  • Honesty
  • Integrity
  • Courtesy
  • Efficiency

What we provide: 

  • Quality pigs
  • Quality service
  • Quality people 

Commitment to Community

Sandy Pine is committed to supporting our surrounding community and being good stewards of the land. We encourage and support conservation programs to make our home state of Nebraska a more beautiful, better place to live. 

  • Our Sandy Pine team maintains forests by selectively removing trees to reduce fire risk, restore ecosystem health, and improve wildlife habitat preservation.
  • We replenish our forests by planting trees to support growth, wildlife protection, environmental benefits, and beauty in our community.
  • We empower our employees to give back, by volunteering and supporting local causes that make a difference in the lives of people, animals, and organizations.

Commitment to Biosecurity

At Sandy Pine, we are extremely deliberate in our site locations and processes to offer the best genetics packages in the world. 

  • We offer a high health status built on PIC Health Assurance standards.
  • We have an extensive health monitoring program designed to minimize the risk of disease transmission to protect our customer farms.
  • We have strict protocols in place to prevent disease entry into our farms, with continuous monitoring thereafter.
  • We are part of a PIC supply system that provides uninterrupted semen supply to our customers in case of any catastrophic event that may cause temporary closure of a stud farm.

Commitment to Progress

Our goal is to provide our customers with the highest quality breeding stock in the industry. Thanks to our longstanding relationship with PIC, we access and share the industry’s latest research and genetic tools to ensure our customers have all the resources they need to be successful.