Checkoff At Work!
Up-to-date information about how the Illinois Pork Producers Association is partnering with retail stores across the state to put your Checkoff dollars to work!
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7.17.2023
So far in 2023, IPPA has awarded $4,750 to over twenty schools through our Food Service Grants.
Grants are available to Illinois high school culinary, food service, and consumer education classes for the purpose of educating students about pork...
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6.7.2023
ILLI is an annual summer trip that focuses on leadership, citizenship, and communication skills through hands-on experiences. Youth will learn about pork, beef and dairy production, research, consumer information and issues that affect the livestock...
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04.26.2023
IPPA OFFERS NEW RESOURCE GUIDE FOR PRODUCERS HIRING INTERNATIONAL WORKERS
Labor continues to be a challenge. Even as hog farm wages...
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4.19.2023
Twice each year, IPPA sponsors "LEAP: There's the Pig in my Classroom" virtual field trip.
Hosted by the Indiana State Fairgrounds and Event Center and sposored by the LEAP Foundation, There's a Pig in my...
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3.10.2023
Tree buffers are just one of the current best management practices that pig farmers are embracing to benefit the environment. A buffer is an area of trees that are strategically placed to provide a wind break, recycle clean air, and provide...
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02.09.2023
IPPA and the Illinois Farm Families coalition were joined by farmer volunteers on February 9th to raise awareness about food accessibility and donate nutritious food to those in need across Chicago for The Love Fridge Chicago Initiative.
The...
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12.13.2022
December was an incredible month for our Pork Power program! On December 1st, IPPA president elect, Chad Leman, was joined by Illinois Corn Marketing Board Director, Dale Haudrich, as well as staff members from the Illinois Pork Producers...
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11.29.2022
On November 29, IPPA president, Thomas Titus, presented 180 half boneless hams to Lt. Col. Michael Legler of the IL Army & Reserve Air National Guard based out of Springfield as part of the Give-A-Ham Challenge. Legler arranged for 13 military...
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