Mark Wright of Fremont, Nebraska has been elected President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) at a director’s meeting held on January 19, 2023. Connor Livingston, Director of Sites and Mill Operations for Livingston Enterprise based in Fairbury...
Source: Omaha Herald
Nebraska officially has a new governor. Columbus hog producer Jim Pillen was sworn in as the state’s 41st governor Thursday afternoon.
Pillen replaces Gov. Pete Ricketts, who was an ardent supporter of Pillen’s during his gubernatorial campaign. Pillen...
Source: Fox News
The first farmer in the governor's office in more than a century, Jim Pillen says the key to Nebraska agriculture is summed up in one word – livestock.
Pillen shared his vision for growing the state through animal...
Pork Industry Report - Holly Cook NPPC Economic Study
Republican Jim Pillen was elected Nebraska governor on Tuesday, beating Democratic state Sen. Carol Blood and continuing the GOP’s 24-year string of success in the conservative state.
Nebraska hasn’t elected a Democrat as governor since 1994, and Pillen was the...
NPPA Education Director, Ambassadors & Sitzman Scholarship
Chicago Mercantile Exchange cattle futures weakened on Wednesday as quiet trade on the cash market fortified concerns about light demand, traders said.
Hog futures were narrowly mixed, with short-covering providing support, while worries that a firm U.S. dollar will chill...
Pork Industry Report - Steve Hoefer SHIP
Jared Lierman, President of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) is pleased to announce the addition of five new directors. Directors can serve up to three two-year terms. “I am excited to add these diverse individuals to the Board...
Source: Tri State Neighbour
ulling up to the Wholestone Farms plant in Fremont, Nebraska, something significant seemed to be missing.
The stench.
Hog processing facilities are known for their odorous nature, but the air that day was fresh and clear, even with...