February 8-9, 2012
Holiday Inn Select Executive Center
2200 I-70 Drive, S.W.
Columbia, Missouri
(573) 445-8531
Group Rate:  $84.95 (single/double)
  Reservations must be made by January 24, 2012 to receive the group rate. When making reservations, please inform the hotel staff that you are with the Missouri Pork Expo.

Click Here for a current list of Exhibitors.

Click Here for the Pork Expo brochure (registration form on page 3).

Click Here for an In the Show Ring registration form.

Costs:
Expo Registration (2-8-12) - $10
  MPA members get in FREE,
  Includes FREE lunch and admittance into Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning producer education sessions

Non-Exhibiting Supplier Registration (2-8-12) - $50
  Companies who do not produce hogs and send representatives to the Missouri Pork Expo to conduct business without purchasing a booth in the company's name must pay $50 per person.

Pork Industry Banquet (2-8-12) - $35
  $30 if purchased prior to the Expo.

Pork Leadership Breakfast (2-9-12) - $60
  $50 if purchased prior to the Expo.

Exhibitor Information:
To exhibit at the Expo Trade Show, you must complete an Exhibitor Contract and return to the Missouri Pork Association. One 8' x 10' booth is $450. Cost is $400 if returned prior to November 4, 2011. Links to all associated forms are below. Each document is in pdf format. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to view. If you do not have this program, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to download the FREE version.

2012 Expo Exhibitor Contract
2012 Expo Trade Show Floor Layout            
2012 Pork PAC Fundraising Auction Donation Form

Schedule of Events:

Tuesday , February 7, 2012

2:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Trade Show Set-Up

Wednesday , February 8, 2012

7:00 am - 7:45 am	Trade Show Set-Up
8:00 am - 5:00 pm	Registration Open - Sponsored by Davidson Construction and Management Company LLC Hospitality Open - Sponsored by MFA Incorporated Trade Show Open
8:00 am - 4:30 pm	Silent Auction Room Open
9:00 am	In the Show Ring - Sponsored by Heimer Hampshires and Lindner United
9:30 am - 10:30 pm	Global Markets, Domestic Impact - Sponsored by Land O' Lakes Purina Feed LLC Joseph Kerns - International Agribusiness Group LLC No cost to attend with paid Trade Show admittance
10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Swine Advisory Committee Meeting
10:00 am - 12:00 pm	FFA Pork Speaking Contest Finals - Sponsored by MFA Incorporated and Alltech
11:30 am - 1:00 pm	Expo Barbecue - Sponsored by Cargill
12:00 pm	Freedom to Operate Rally
1:00 pm - 3:45 pm	In the Show Ring Session - Off site - Sponsored by Heimer Hampshires and Lindner United
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm	Missouri Nuisance Litigation: How it Can Impact You - Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health   Moderator - Don Nikodim, Missouri Pork Association   Jean Paul Bradshaw, Lathrop & Gage   Brian Griffith, MFA Incorporated
4:00 pm - 9:30 pm	Trade Show Cash Bar - Beer and soda sponsored by UPI/Parks, LLC
4:00 pm	Silent Auction Closes
5:00 pm - 10:00 pm	Trade Show Tear Down
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm	Reception
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Pork Industry Banquet - Sponsored by Farmland and the Pork Checkoff Missouri Wine Tasting - Sponsored by Missouri Wine and Grape Board $35 per person ($30 if purchased prior to February 8) - must have ticket to attend
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Pork Industry Fundraising Auction Auctioneer - Tony Clayton, Clayton Agri-Marketing, Inc.
9:30 pm - ?	Evening Hospitality Room - Sponsored by Landmark Bank

In the Show Ring Agenda for February 8, 2012

Sponsored by Heimer Hampshires and Lindner United

Youths attending the entire session will receive Show Me Quality Assurance certification/recertification.

9:00 am	Registration
10:00 am - 11:30 am	Show Me Quality Assurance   Dr. Marcia Shannon - University of Missouri
11:30 am	Lunch and Trade Show Scavenger Hunt   Scavenger Hunt sponsored by FCS Financial
1:00 pm	Travel to Trowbridge Livestock Center at the University of Missouri
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm	Concurrent Sessions   A.  Nutrition and Health Management         Jesse Heimer and Kade Hummel - Lindner United   B.  Showmanship         Elaine Martin - Centralia, Missouri
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Groups will switch in above sessions.
2:30 pm	Break - Refreshments
2:45 pm - 3:15 pm	Concurrent Sessions   A.  Grooming/Clipping         Tyler Martin - Centralia, Missouri   B.  Selection/Evaluation         Eddie Robinson - OBC Genetics, Wellsville, Missouri
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm	Groups will switch in above sessions.
3:45 pm	Closing

Thursday , February 9, 2012

8:00 am - 10:00 am	Pork Leadership Breakfast - Sponsored by National Pork Producers Council and Murphy Brown, LLC Keynote Speaker - Chris Wall, National Pork Producers Council $60 per person ($50 if purchased prior to February 8) - must have ticket to attend
10:00 am - 12:00 pm	Hot Topics - University of Missouri Commercial Agriculture Program - Sponsored by Novartis Animal Health Update on PRRS Area Regional Control   Dr. Beth Young - Swine Extension Specialist, University of Missouri Status of Missouri CAFO Rules and Permits   Dr. John Lory - Associate Professor/Nutrient Management Specialist, University of Missouri Extension   Dr. Joe Zulovich - Assistant Professor/Agriculture Structures Engineer, University of Missouri Market Outlook   Dr. Ron Plain - Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Missouri No cost to attend with paid Trade Show admittance or Pork Leadership Breakfast
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Missouri Pork Association Board Lunch   Keynote Speaker - To be determined
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm	Missouri Pork Association Board Meeting   Open to all producers

Thanks to our outstanding supporters who are sponsoring events at this year's Expo!
OBC Genetics Eddie & Tammy Robinson Wellsville, MO

View scenes from the 2011 Missouri Pork Expo.