Latest News From Illinois Pork Producers Association

At the Illinois Pork Expo, the Burgener family of Moweaqua, Ill., was honored as the 2024 IPPA Family of the Year.

A freshman at Lincoln Land Community College pursuing a degree in agribusiness has been selected as the 2024 Illinois Pork Ambassador.

The Mark and Karen DeDecker family are the Illinois Pork Producers Association's Family of the Year. Here's why.

To educate students about pork production and to purchase pork for the classroom, 45 Illinois schools have received the IPPA Food Service Grant for this fall.

The Stitzel Family, 2022 IL Pork Family of the Year, have made a lasting impression within their community and industry, adapting and growing their business, while being good stewards of the land and their animals.

Pig farmers in Illinois have the opportunity to take part in a tree buffer cost-share program to implement fresh landscaping on their pig farms while benefiting the environment.

The Brazinski family was recently named the 2021 Illinois Pork Producers Association Family of the Year. Dr. Bill Hollis of Carthage Veterinary Service says they're the kind of farming family every community needs.

During the month of February, the Illinois Pork Producers Association is launching a 4-week video series to fill the void of no in-person pork expo this month. 

Illinois pig farmer Tammy Brink has been using her talents to sew over 1,300 masks for her community during the COVID-19 pandemic and doesn't show signs of slowing down.

Matli is a sow farm manager for Borgic Farms in Nokomis. This farm has 10,000 sows that produce piglets for their grower partners. He has been with the Borgic team for 17 years.

This recognition is to highlight successful relationships between the pork industry and agriculture partners in Illinois.

Joseph F. Connor, D.V.M., M.S., Carthage, is the recipient of the 2020 Distinguished Service Award from the Illinois Pork Producers Association. Dr. Connor is founder of Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD in Carthage, IL.

Each year, the Illinois Pork Producers Association honors a pork producing family who has contributed to the long-term success of the industry through leadership and pork promotion on the local and state levels.

During the 2020 Illinois Pork Producers Association annual meeting on Tuesday, Dale Weitekamp of Raymond, Ill., was elected to serve as president for the coming year.

Illinois Pork Producers Association and the Illinois Corn Marketing Board donated 100,263 pounds of ground pork to foodbanks throughout the state in 2019 on behalf of the Pork Power program. 

The Illinois Pork Producers Association honors nine students with scholarship awards.

As grilling season begins, is pork on the menu? Pork enthusiasts can now improve taste, juiciness and tenderness by cooking fresh pork cuts to the USDA standard, 145 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Illinois Pork Producers Association launched a new contest on Facebook to bring awareness to the best pulled pork sandwiches in the state.