By Zach Lubeck, Purchasing Director, Quality Pork International, Inc.
Pork Leadership Program participants and leaders held the opening meeting of the 2019 series of seminars March 27 in Kearney at Angus Burgers and Shakes to informally introduce ourselves …
The Nebraska Pork Producers Association has announced the participants for its 2019 Pork Leadership Program.
The Pork Leadership Program, a year-long program, focuses on building the leadership capacity of individuals who are committed to contributing positively to the …
Pork Mentorship participants for 2019, from left: Ronald Kramer, Darren Segner, Miranda Mueller, Mekenzie Beattie, and Heather Hunt.
The Nebraska Pork Producers Association is proud to welcome participants in its 2019 Pork Mentorship Program. This …
Star City BaconFest 2019 rocked the Capital City in its fifth year on April 7, with well over 600 bacon enthusiasts enjoying gourmet treats served up by leading Lincoln-area restaurants. The event was hosted again this …
By Eric Psota, Ty Schmidt, Benny Mote and Lance Perez
Modern livestock operations contain thousands of group-housed animals and are designed for efficiency. In many cases, caretakers are responsible for observing thousands of animals, making periodic short-term observations of …
NPPA was grateful to have the National Pork Board’s marketing trailer in Nebraska on March 23 and 24 to help feed victims and volunteers of the recent flooding. The trailer made stops in North Bend and in Columbus,…
Our first stop on Day One, February 19, of our sixth and final seminar was Nutrient Advisors in West Point. Nutrient Advisors is a company that helps reduce the risk to producers and farmers …
If you don’t have your premises identification number (PIN) for every location where you raise pigs, you need to do so to be fully prepared for a foreign animal disease (FAD). The first step for getting a PIN is to …
Tim Chancellor of Broken Bow was elected president of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) at its annual meeting in Lincoln February 13. Joining Chancellor as NPPA’s new leaders are President-Elect John Csukker of Columbus, of The Maschhoffs, and Vice …
Jean Spilker and Paul Hay, both of Beatrice were honored by the NPPA at its annual meeting as recipients of Outstanding Pork Service Awards. These awards are given annually to recognize superior efforts done on behalf of Nebraska’s pork …