As of 2021, the Hansens no longer live on the farm but in a 7,000-square-foot mansion inside a gated community in suburban Des Moines or in one of their multiple homes on the Florida coast.
Select Farms feeds phytase to its hogs, which reduces pollution-causing phosphorus in the pig manure.
[5] In 2020, during the supply chain crisis, Select Farms' meat packing capability dropped, leading to oversupply of pigs.
[citation needed] In 1994, Iowa Select Farms donated $41,000 to then State Governor Terry Branstad’s campaign.
The Foundation states it "supports various efforts, including cancer research, food banks, and veterans programs".