Iowa Pork Congress, one of the first livestock events of year takes place annually. The activities and seminars address the issues of the pork market, production challenges and often set the tone for the upcoming year. Among the notable topics Cheryl Day highlights are:
- Are we manure poor?
- Increasing the Pork Checkoff rate
- Trade and exports
- Pork and table fare
- 300 companies forge discussion in trade show venue
We’ve also included the observations from JoAnn Alumbaugh, Editor, PORK Network.
Source: National Hog Farmer, January 23, 2018.
A pumped-up crowd with a sold-out tradeshow shows the optimistic mood of America’s pork industry. Nearly 5,000 people travel to Iowa for this large winter tradeshow.
Also see: 5 impressions from the Iowa Pork Congress, PORK, January 25, 2018.