The Swine Farm Family of the Year is the J.T. and Ashley Workman Family. They are the owners of Workman Farms, a 5,000 pig wean to finish operation where they are contract growers for Tosh Farms.
J.T.’s brother Zach also …
Bowman receives Outstanding Service Award
Ron Bowman is the recipient of the 2017 Kentucky Pork Producers Outstanding Service Award.
Bowman retired in January from his long held position as the University of Kentucky Extension Agent for Agriculture in Nelson County.
Bowman first became involved with …
Megan Beeler named Outstanding Farm Manager
The 2017 Outstanding Farm Manager is Megan Beeler of Beeler Farms in Caneyville.
Megan has been an active part of Beeler Farms since she was a child. Like many farm children, Megan’s farm experiences began as basic chores with tasks …
Brothers named Pork Restaurant of the Year
The Kentucky Pork Producers Association 2017 Pork Restaurant of the Year is Brothers in Campbellsville.
Owned by Campbellsville native Josh Tucker, Brothers is the first barbecue restaurant in the community. As a child, Tucker fell in love with West Kentucky …
Meet Kentucky State Fair Grand Champion Market Hog Exhibitor Logan Boyd
Selling a pig in the Kentucky State Fair Sale of Champions is the dream of every 4-H and FFA youth showman. Each year, two lucky showmen find themselves in the New Market Hall sale arena as the bids roll in …
KPPA sponsors second annual Kentucky Pork Challenge cooking competition at the Kentucky State Fair
The smell of barbecue sauces and rich marinades filled the South Wing Lobby as participants in the Kentucky State Fair’s Pork Challenge meticulously plated their dishes.
Sponsored by the Kentucky Pork Producers for the second year, cooks were invited to …
KPPA sponsors Kentucky FFA State Swine Production Proficiency Award
Once again, the Kentucky Pork Producers Association sponsored the State Swine Production Proficiency Award at the Kentucky FFA State Convention in June.
According to the National FFA Organization, “Agricultural Proficiency Awards honor FFA members who, through their supervised agriculture experiences …
Pork Checkoff’s Antibiotic Resource Center
Antibiotic Information/Resources
The Antibiotics Resource Center is your one-stop place to find information and resources about responsible antibiotic use on the farm. This includes details about the new Veterinary Feed Directive and prescription changes for water-based antibiotics that go into …
Pork Crisis Alert Text Service Announced
Contact: Cindy Cunningham
National Pork Board
ccunningham@pork.org
515-223-2600
Pork Crisis Alert Text Service Announced
DES MOINES, Iowa – January 11, 2016 – The National Pork Board today introduced a pork industry crisis text news service, Pork Crisis Alert, which …
KY State Fair’s First Kentucky Pork Challenge cooking competition a success
The 2015 Kentucky State Fair hosted the first ever Kentucky Pork Challenge cooking competition on August 27.
Sponsored by the Kentucky Pork Producers, cooks were invited to submit their most creative pork recipes combining fresh pork with up to five …