Pork barbecue competition seeks Iowa amateur grillers
Pork is being provided by Des Moines-based Berkwood Farms, a coalition of more than 90 independent family farmers who raise Berkshire pigs.
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Pork is being provided by Des Moines-based Berkwood Farms, a coalition of more than 90 independent family farmers who raise Berkshire pigs.
If backyard barbecuing is your thing, prove it! Amateur Iowa grillers are invited to test their skills and recipes against other home chefs during the
Last year, 40 county organizations donated to the Pork in the Pantry program, totaling nearly $40,000 statewide.
Statewide association asking for donations to food pantries.
CLIVE—Washington County pig farmer Matt Gent is the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). He took over the role during the organization’s annual meeting in Des Moines in January. Gent and his family own a farrow-to-finish swine enterprise called Prairie Pork near Wellman. They also grow corn and soybeans.