Sedalia, Mo.,—The Missouri Pork Association hosted its 9th annual Swine Health Symposium on July 27, 2022 at the Pork Place on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. The event included several educational speakers, a BBQ lunch, and a trade show …
Category: Press Release
Missouri’s Ag Groups Statement on Call for Special Session
Columbia, Mo.,— Like Governor Parson, we are disappointed that agriculture tax credit programs were only authorized for two years rather than the typical six-year term and support his call to fully extend these rural tax incentives. We would be remiss …
Carney and Bax Named 2022 Pork Institute Scholars
Columbia, Mo.,—The 2022 University of Missouri Pork Institute, sponsored by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Missouri Pork Association, was held June 13 through June 15 in Columbia. The Institute was a …
Winners Announced in Inaugural FFA Swine Facility Management Contest
Columbia, Mo.,—On May 5, the Missouri Pork Association, National Pork Board and the University of Missouri held the first-of-its-kind FFA Swine Facility Management Contest in Columbia, Missouri. The Schuyler FFA Chapter received first place in this hands-on event that …
Applications Being Accepted for 2022 Youth Pork Institute
High school students learn about pork production and compete for two $500 college scholarships.
Columbia, Mo.,—Are you interested in the future of pork production, new technologies, or want to be a leader in the pork industry and are …
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
Columbia, MO, March 30, 2022 – The U.S. Supreme Court at its March 25 conference agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) against California’s Proposition 12, which bans …
Ava Laut, Fredericktown, Selected for Missouri Youth Pork Ambassador Scholarship Program
Osage Beach, Mo.,—Ava Laut, a senior at Fredericktown High School, has been selected as one of the 2022 Missouri Pork Association Youth Pork Ambassadors. Her selection was announced during the 2022 Missouri Pork Expo on February 8 in Osage …
Six Students Compete in 2022 FFA Pork Speaking Contest Finals
Columbia, Mo.,—Leah Thompson, a student with the Fredericktown FFA program, impressed the judges with her speech to win the FFA Pork Speaking Contest state finals, held on February 8 at the 2022 Missouri Pork Expo.
Leah was one …
MPA Presents Award to Representative Dean Plocher
Osage Beach, Mo.,–Don Laut, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), presented the Outstanding Legislator Award to Representative Dean Plocher (R-89th District) during the 2022 Missouri Pork Expo on February 8. Representative Plocher was chosen for his outstanding …
MPA Chairman’s Award Presented to Kevin Rosenbohm
Osage Beach, Mo.,–Don Laut, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), announced Kevin Rosenbohm from Graham, Missouri, as the recipient of the prestigious Chairman’s Award during the 2022 Missouri Pork Expo on February 8.
Kevin, a farmer and …