Porkfest

The 2nd Annual Porkfest held on February 24th was a hit, even though the weather was not nice. We had around 100 people brave the storm to come and enjoy pork loin sandwiches. Trent Loos from Loos Tales came to talk to the audience about advocating for agriculture and social media. In a world were people know too much information that is untrue, livestock producers need to be able to educate consumers by using creative methods.

Additionally, we had seven contestants in the bacon eating contest. Gilbert Seck representing the Block and Bridle Officer Team, won first place and Allison Brockman of Burr Hall won second place. We raised over $2000 for this event thanks to our sponsors Tyson, Hormel Foods, Green Gable Contracting, Fast Genetics, Livingston Enterprises Inc., Schwartz Farms, Midwest Livestock Systems Inc., Pillen Family Farms, Swine Management Services, Nebraska Pork Producers, and Thomas Livestock Company. Thank you to our sponsors! A special thank you goes out to Clyde Naber for helping set up and clean up the event. We look forward to next year and years to come for Porkfest. The Chair of this event was Alex Medina.