Pork Congress 2012 - Iowa Pork Producers Association

2012 Iowa Pork Congress Re-Cap
Honorary Master Pork Producers
for 2011 announced
The Iowa Pork Producers Association annually recognizes two individuals who have worked tirelessly in their professions to make
a positive impact on Iowa’s pork industry. Those honored with the Honorary Master Pork Producer award have exhibited outstanding
and distinguished service to the betterment and success of Iowa’s pork producers. The recipients are selected by the
IPPA Board of Directors and the program is funded by the Pork Checkoff.
IPPA’s 2011 Honorary Master Pork Producers are Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey and farm broadcaster Bob Quinn.
The Honorable
Bill Northey
Northey graduated from
Iowa State University
in 1981, after which he
returned to Spirit Lake to
farm with his grandfather.
He was elected Iowa
Secretary of Agriculture
in 2006 and is currently
serving his second term
after re-election in 2010. He continues to farm corn and
soybeans, in his free time, near Spirit Lake.
Bill’s priorities as secretary of agriculture include advancing
opportunities available through renewable energy,
promoting conservation and stewardship and telling the
story of Iowa agriculture in Iowa, the U.S. and abroad.
He also has committed to traveling to each of Iowa’s 99
counties every year to hear from farmers and rural residents
with a stake in Iowa’s agricultural future.
The secretary has been instrumental in promoting Iowa
pork and agricultural products overseas. Over the past
year, Northey accompanied IPPA representatives on trade
missions to South Korea and Japan to help tell pork’s
story and build on important existing foreign markets.
Northey also served on the steering committee for the
Iowa Agriscope 2030 project.
Bob Quinn
Quinn spends
countless hours
each year delivering
agriculture news and
promoting pork over
the airways for WHO
Radio in Des Moines.
He graduated from
Iowa State University
and joined WHO in
1983 and has been
heavily involved in farm broadcasting since then. He is
the early morning voice for farm programs and teams
with Mark Pearson for WHO’s Big Show over the noon
hour.
Bob frequently invites IPPA representatives to talk about
pork during The Big Show and has hosted numerous
remote broadcasts for IPPA, the Coalition to Support
Iowa’s Farmers and other pork industry interests. He is
a tremendous advocate of the pork industry, featuring
numerous pork-related guests and topics.
Quinn also delivers the Iowa Pork royalty portion of the
annual Iowa Pork Congress Banquet program.
Bob lives in West Des Moines with his wife, Ann.
His open communication style and dedication to Iowa’s
agriculture industries has directly benefited pork producers
and many others involved in producing food, fuel and
fiber across the state of Iowa.
Bill currently resides near Spirit Lake with his wife, Cindy.
36 March 2012