date:Apr 28, 2014
as critical for the industry's future, said Karen Richter, president of the National Pork Board and a producer from Montgomery, Minn.
Our ongoing service and obligation to producers includes ensuring that there is a sustainable source of young people ready to take on the industry's charge of producing safe, wholesome pork in a socially responsible way.
This year's top candidates were Dustin Compart, Jake Erceg and Matt Kerns, who will each receive a $5,000 scholarship. Compart, a junior at Sou