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Missouri Pork Making Things Happen During The 2008 Expo
The Missouri Pork Association welcomes producers, suppliers and distributors to the 2008 Missouri Pork Expo. The two-day event promotes the pork industry, educates youths and adults, and distributes information from current research. The Expo kicks off onWed., Feb. 20 and runs through Thursday afternoon at the Holiday Inn Select Expo Center.
The Educational Series and Swine Trade Show are feature attractions for the 2008 Expo. Participants will also attend events including the FFA Pork Speaking Contest Finals, Pork Industry Buffet and Pork Leadership Breakfast.
More than 100 youths are expected to complete Show Me Quality Assurance certification during the 2008 In The Show Ring educational workshop. The Wednesday workshop, sponsored by Land O’Lakes Purina Feed, LLC, prepares young people to show swine at the local and state levels.
Youths will learn good management, nutrition and showmanship practices during sessions led by industry professionals from Perry Genetics, the Centralia Veterinary Clinic, Williams Land and Cattle Auction Company and Perry Farms.
Live animals for the sessions will be provided by OBC Genetics of Wellsville, MO. Participants will also enjoy lunch and a scavenger hunt sponsored by FCS Financial. This certification is required for youth swine exhibitors in Missouri.
The 2008 Expo Educational Series is sponsored by the Commercial Agriculture Program at the University of Missouri and targets producers. Research faculty from MU will discuss new technology and on-farm applications during Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning sessions.
Mark Greenwood, the vicecpresident of agribusiness capital for AgStar Financial Services, will give a swine industry update, sponsored by Alltech. The Educational Series also includes the Pork Leadership Breakfast, featuring Mike Dunn from Michael E. Dunn and Associates in Arlington, VA.
There is an additional $35 fee to attend the breakfast, which is sponsored by Premium Standard Farms and the National Pork Producers Council.
The largest swine trade show in Missouri will include more than 70 agricultural businesses, representing 13 states. The show opens at 8 a.m. on Wednesday and includes a silent auction, hosted by the MPA; as well as the Trade Show Hospitality Area, sponsored by MFA, Inc. Live auction items to be sold during the Pork Industry Buffet will also be on display.
The Pork Industry Buffet will include wine tasting, courtesy of the Missouri Wine and Grape Board, as well as the Missouri Pork Association’s live auction. There is an additional $25 fee to attend the buffet. The buffet is sponsored by the Pork Checkoff and Farmland Foods.
The Missouri Pork Expo will also host a barbecue lunch on Wednesday, sponsored by Cargill and Cargill Pork, following the FFA Pork Speaking Contest finals. Participants will also have access to a Swine Advisory Committee meeting on Wednesday morning.
The Expo concludes with a Missouri Pork Association Board meeting on Thursday afternoon.
Additional sponsors for the 2008 Missouri Pork Expo include the Archer Daniels Midland Company, Davidson Construction & Mgt. Co., LLC, the City of Columbia, the Missouri Agribusiness Association and UPI/Parks, LLC.
Registration for the Expo is $10 and includes all activities except the Pork Industry Buffet and the Pork Leadership Breakfast. The fee is waived for Missouri Pork Association members and youths.
More information regarding the 2008 Missouri Pork Expo is available at www.mopork.com or through the Missouri Pork Association at 573-445-8375.
The Missouri Pork Association represents the state’s pork producers in the areas of promotion, research, education and legislation.
For more information about this or any other programs of the Missouri Pork Association, go to www.mopork.com or call the Missouri Pork Association office at 573-445-8375.
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