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Illinois Pork Expo next week

The Illinois Pork Expo, billed as the largest pork-specific trade show in the state, will be held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at the Peoria Civic Center.
Dan Grant 
Published: Jan 25, 2012
The trade show will be open from noon until 6 p.m. on Jan. 31 and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 1.

Other activities at the Expo on Jan. 31 will include the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) re-organization meeting, pork production auction and reception, and the “Generations of Commitment” recognition program followed by entertainment from comedian Taylor Mason.

Educational seminars will be held throughout the day on Feb. 1. One track of the seminars will focus on purebred seed stock and show pigs while another will focus on commercial production.

Emery Moorehead, who was part of the 1985 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears, will deliver a motivational speech during the commercial production seminars at 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 1.

The University of Illinois Research and Extension Center also will be open both days on the trade show floor and will offer information to pork producers about reproduction, feeding/nutrition, and manure management/air emissions.

For more information or to download the full Expo schedule, visit the IPPA website at www.ilpork.com.


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