Category: Nebraska Pork Producers Association
Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day Dinner Recipes
Heart Healthy Valentine’s Day Dinner Recipes
Happy Heart Month! Did you know that pork sirloin roast and pork tenderloin are Heart-Check Certified as a heart-healthy cuts of meat by The American Heart Association? Here are some heart healthy recipes that …
Review From An Intern- Taste of Elegance and Pinot, Pigs and Poets
Review From An Intern- Taste of Elegance and Pinot, Pigs and Poets
Written by Katherine Mundorf
Hello there! My name is Katherine Mundorf and I am an intern for the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) this summer. I am currently …
National Pork Board Names William Even as Chief Executive Officer
Former South Dakota Ag Secretary, DuPont Pioneer Leader to Start June 6
William J. Even, an agriculture-industry leader with substantial senior management experience in crop and livestock production, will join the National Pork Board as its new Chief Executive Officer …
Outstanding Pork Service Award Hall of Fame Checkoff and Voluntary Checkoff
Outstanding Pork Service Award
Hall of Fame Checkoff
The Checkoff Hall of Fame Award recognizes exceptional work by an individual who has advocated and supported the fundamental efforts of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association through the pork checkoff program. The …
Outstanding Pork Service Award Winners
Outstanding Pork Service Award
Producer Outreach
Dr. Amy Millmier Schmidt, UNL 2015
Mark Klassen, Wayne 2014
Mike Brumm, North Mankato, MN 2013
Bruce and Karen Grant, Meadow Grove 2012
Rebekah Spader, Waco 2011
University of Nebraska – Lincoln Extension 2010…
Hogs Provide a Route Back to the Family Farm
Hogs Provide a Route Back to the Family Farm
by Josh Flint
Adding more acres isn’t an option for many family farms looking to bring back a son or daughter.
For Friend, Nebraska farmer Paul Segner, partnering with The Maschhoffs…
Agvocaters Gonna Agvocate-cate-cate-cate
It’s happened to all of us at some point. You’ll be going through your day and then you’ll realize that you have a song stuck in your head. Is it that song that was on the radio this morning that …
#RealPigFarming
This past summer, the National Pork Board launched a new social movement called #RealPigFarming. This social movement is a great opportunity to connect pork producers directly to the consumer. The popularity of social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and …
Breeds of Swine: Berkshire
Breeds of Swine: Berkshire
By Abigail Wehrbein
There is one last breed I want everyone to know about because it affects consumers the most. The Berkshire breed hasn’t been around for as long as the others but with it’s muscle …