Chef Nick Marino of Park Street Kitchen in Des Moines took home the 1st place honors - or Chef Par Excellence - at the Iowa Pork Producers Association Taste of Elegance competition.
North America's largest winter swine trade show and conference to feature keynote speakers University of California-Davis Extension animal science specialist Alison Van Eenennaam and consultant Mark Jewell.
A southwest Iowa restaurant has won the Iowa Pork Producers Association Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin contest. Three C's Diner of Corning took home the 2018 top award with their 'Award Winning Hand-Breaded Tenderloin.'
At the 2018 Iowa State Fair, Iowa pork producers will be serving a sweet and savory treat made from a quarter-pound of honey-cured pork belly that has been rubbed in brown sugar and cooked to perfection.
The Iowa Pork Producers Association has hired an experienced agriculture communications professional, Dal Grooms, to lead its future communications efforts.
There are many Iowa restaurants that serve great breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches and the Iowa Pork Producers Association is ready to launch the search for the state's best.
IPPA has provided $25,000 to IDALS to be used for various projects over the next year. The funds will help offset up to 50% of the costs for pig farmers to install saturated buffers or bioreactors on their farm land.
