Columbia, Mo.,—The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers distributors to the 2020 Missouri Pork Expo. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults and distributes information from current research. The Expo begins the morning of …
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Missouri Pig Farmers, Smithfield Foods and Prairie Fresh Pork Team Up to Donate Over 70,000 Pounds of Protein and $5,000 to Feeding Missouri
Columba, Missouri – Dec. 10, 2019 – Today, the Missouri Pork Association, Smithfield Foods Inc., Prairie Fresh Pork and Missouri pig farmers teamed up to provide over 70,000 pounds of pork and $5,000 to Feeding Missouri. This donation is …
Results from the 2019 Missouri State Fair Growth & Quality Barrow Classic
Columbia, Mo.,—Over 30 hogs from across the state were entered in the Growth & Quality Barrow Classic at the 2019 Missouri State Fair. The Classic was sponsored by the Missouri Pork Association, University of Missouri Extension and …
Sixth Annual Swine Health Symposium to Highlight the Latest in Herd Health for Pork Producers
Columbia, Mo., – The Sixth Annual Missouri Swine Health Symposium, hosted by the Missouri Pork Association, will be held Tuesday, July 23rd at The Pork Place on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, MO. This year’s symposium will cover a …
Fifth Annual Swine Health Symposium In the Books
Sedalia, Mo.,–The Fifth Annual Swine Health Symposium, hosted by the Missouri Pork Association, was held on Monday, July 16, 2018 at The Pork Place in Sedalia. This year’s Symposium received 71 registrants from four different states across the Midwest. …
MPA Presents Award to Senator Dan Hegeman
Columbia, Mo.,–Francis Forst, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), presented the Outstanding Legislator Award to Senator Dan Hegeman during the 2018 Missouri Pork Expo on February 6. Senator Hegeman was chosen for his outstanding support of the Missouri …
Bob North, Lebanon, Receives 2018 MPA Chairman’s Award
Columbia, Mo.,–Francis Forst, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), announced Bob North as the recipient of the annual Chairman’s Award during the 2018 Missouri Pork Expo on February 6.
Bob has been involved in the pork industry …
Forging Our Future at the 2018 Missouri Pork Expo
Columbia, Mo.,—The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2018 Missouri Pork Expo. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults and distributes information from current research. The Expo begins the morning …
Scott Phillips, Drexel, Appointed to National Pork Board
Columbia, Mo.,—On November 30, Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that Scott Phillips, a hog farmer from Drexel, Missouri, has been appointed to serve a three year term on the National Pork Board.
“Scott has been an integral …
Growing Opportunities at the 2017 Missouri Pork Expo
Columbia, Mo.,—The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2017 Missouri Pork Expo. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youth and adults and distributes information from current research. The Expo begins the morning …