Buchanan County Pork Producers

05/02/2026

🎡 Volunteers Needed for the Fair Booth! 🎡

We’re getting ready for the fair and are looking for friendly faces to help run our booth! It’s a fun way to meet people, support our community, and be part of the excitement.

🗓 Dates: July 7th- July 13th
⏰ Lots of shift times available

No experience needed—just bring your enthusiasm 😊
👉 Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948AFA82CA1FFC70-63875203-buchanan #/

Feel free to comment or message us with any questions. Thanks for helping make this event a success!

We appreciate your consideration to help promote pork at the county fair! Please review the available booth OR grilling slots below and click to sign up. BOOTH shifts will take orders on iPads and/or assemble food orders. GRILLER will grill meat behind the booth. ***Morning shift grillers need to be...

04/20/2026

Way to go Thyron!

04/18/2026

We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to everyone who joined us for our annual banquet last month. It was a wonderful evening celebrating our county’s pork producers and the strong community that supports them.

A special thank you goes out to our dedicated board members for their hard work in organizing such a successful event, as well as to the many generous individuals and businesses who contributed door prizes. Your support is greatly appreciated!

We are proud to recognize this year’s award recipients:
• Kelly Peyton – Master Pork Producer
• Jim Krebsbach – Master Pork Partner

Congratulations as well to our 2026 royalty:
• Emily Cook – Pork Queen
• Gracyn Kress, Cora Reiling, & Finnley Shaffer – Little Miss Pigtails
• Simon Thoma – Sir Hamalot

We also recognized our scholarship recipients:
• Ella Schares
• Kate Dolan

We were honored to welcome several speakers from Iowa Pork and the National Pork Board, and we thank them for sharing their time and expertise.

If you or someone you know is interested in becoming more involved, we encourage you to reach out to learn more about joining our board.

03/13/2026

03/12/2026

County Line Livestock of La Porte City, donated two hogs to be processed, Buchanan County Pork Producers and Iowa Pork covered the processing cost as part of Pork in the

03/01/2026

👑🐷 Pork Queen & Ambassador Applications – Friendly Reminder 🐷👑
Just a reminder that Pork Queen & Ambassador applications are due by MARCH 15TH.
If you enjoy promoting pork, meeting people, and being part of a great ag community, we’d love for you to apply!
This is a wonderful opportunity to grow, learn, and represent something you’re proud of.
Message us anytime with questions—we’re happy to help! 😊

Applications can be found at the link below!

We are delighted that you have an interest in promoting pork within and surrounding Buchanan County! Applicants must be a resident of Buchanan County, or engage in school, FFA, 4H or work in a related pork industry within the county, must be 16 years old or older, with a valid drivers license and ex...

02/24/2026

Hillside Partners, donated the hogs to be processed, Buchanan County Pork Producers and Iowa Pork covered the processing cost for Pork in the Pantry.
Last week they delivered 280 lbs of ground pork. Thank you!

02/22/2026

🐷 Interested in Promoting Pork? 🐷
We’re looking for new members to join our board! Whether you’re a producer or simply passionate about supporting and promoting pork, we’d love to have you.
Join us to connect, advocate, and help strengthen our local pork community. 💪
Comment below or send us a message to learn more—and feel free to share!

02/18/2026

🐖 Calling all pork lovers & ag friends! 🐖
Join us for the Buchanan County Pork Producers Banquet — a night of great food, good company, and celebrating our local pork producers!
📅 March 21, 2026
📍 Heartland Agribition Center | Independence, IA
🕠 5:30 PM – Social Hour
🕡 6:30 PM – Meal, Banquet & Awards
💲 $20 per person
👧🧒 Kids eat FREE!
🎁 Door prize drawing!
🎟️ Tickets available at the door or by mail-in prepayment.
Bring the whole family and help us celebrate another great year of pork production! 🥩🐷
👉 See you there!

02/16/2026

Don't have to travel very far to attend this year's Iowa Pork Regional Conference! Heartland Acres - Independence 12:30-4:30 on Wed 2/25 - includes lunch. Click the link in the comments to register - hope to see you there!
https://www.iowapork.org/.../regional-conferences/register

Happening next week! Our regional conferences are your chance to get timely industry updates, hands-on insights, and connect with pork producers from your area.

Register now. Link in the comments ⬇⬇⬇