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Volume XXVIII
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Kansas Producer Boards Meet in Manhattan
Producer leaders who sit on the Executive Boards of the Kansas Pork Producers Council and Kansas Pork Association met on July 13 to provide input on the organizational budgets for the remainder of 2009 and 2010. Market hog prices that have been lower than projected when the 2009 budget was approved, plus some additional expenditures approved by the KPPC during the H1N1 flu crisis, prompted a review of spending for the remainder of 2009. Utilizing an on-line producer survey, KPA staff recommended spending reallocations in several program areas. The KPPC Board approved the changes which shifts programming emphasis to promoting pork to customers of retailers and foodservice outlets. At the KPA meeting, Jim Crane, Liberal, was appointed by the Board to fill a vacancy. He will be eligible for election at the Annual Meeting in February. During the day, the election of the 2010 National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegates was held. Representing Kansas will be Kent Condray, Clifton; Alan Haverkamp, Bern; Pete Sherlock, Washington; and Michael Springer, Sycamore.
July 2009
Kansas Pork Association Thanks 2009 Pork Industry Survey Participants
Information collected during the 2009 Pork Industry Survey will be of major consideration on upcoming projects at the Kansas Pork Association. We thank each of you for the time that you took to fill out these surveys. As always, if you have any questions or would like more information on your association and it’s current projects, please do not hesitate to contact the office and ask for Tim.
It is time for the...
Pork Chop Open
Golf Tournament
The Annual Pork Chop Open Golf Tournament will be held Friday, August 28th, at Cedar Hills Golf Course in Washington. Entry forms for the 18-hole, 4-man scramble are in the mail and we look forward to seeing another great group this year. Last year’s tournament brought over 80 golf enthusiasts out for some great pork snacks and a good time. Registration begins at 9 a.m. and a shotgun start is scheduled at 10 a.m. Contact the KPA office for more information on playing or sponsoring the event!