The Carthage System is a collective group of individual farm families throughout the Midwest linked together through the common goal of optimizing health, genetic performance, and cost of production throughout the value chain. Professional Swine Management, LLC, headquartered in Carthage IL, provides comprehensive management to the facilities that make up the Carthage System. The Carthage System and Professional Swine Management (PSM) have one main focus: managing and optimizing all phases of pork production including breeding, gestation, farrowing, nursery, and finishing.