Tennessee Pork Producers Association to Meet July 9

Jun 02, 2025


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The election of pork producer delegate candidates for the 2026 National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place at 1 p.m. (CST), Wednesday, July 9 in conjunction with an Executive Committee meeting of the Tennessee Pork Producers Association at the Rutherford County Ag Extension Office, located at 315 John R. Rice Boulevard in Murfreesboro. All Tennessee producers are invited to attend. The 2026 National Pork Forum is scheduled for Kansas City, MO, March 4-6.

Any producer, age 18 or older, who is a Tennessee resident and has paid all due assessments may be considered as a delegate candidate and/or participate in the election. All eligible producers are encouraged to bring a sales receipt proving that hogs were sold in their name and the checkoff deducted. 

For more information, contact the Tennessee Pork Producers Association, 13994 Versailles Rd., Rockvale, TN 37153, or email porkpromotn@tds.net.
 
 

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