Pork Congress 2012 - Iowa Pork Producers Association

2012 Iowa Pork Congress Re-Cap
2011 IPPA Membership Awards
Recognizing the people and county organizations who are working to keep the Iowa pork industry strong!
Many individual pork producers and their county organizations devote considerable time and effort each year
to educating the public about the industry, promoting pork and working to increase membership in their county
pork groups and the Iowa Pork Producers Association. The outstanding work of these producers and county pork
organizations is recognized each year during the Iowa Pork Congress and the IPPA Annual Meeting. The 2011 IPPA
awards were presented during the Annual Meeting Luncheon Jan. 24, 2012, at the Des Moines Marriott.
Membership
Membership is the backbone of the Iowa Pork Producers Association and the county pork organizations. IPPA proudly
recognizes the county organizations that successfully retain and attract new members to the organization. Iowa’s organized
counties recruited 4,159 producer/members in 2011, a 5 percent increase from 2010!
Membership dues are used for non-Checkoff purposes such as regulatory and public policy efforts. IPPA has used
membership money to address price reporting, environmental issues, animal identification, foreign trade barriers and legal
challenges on behalf of pork producers.
Awards for Largest County Membership, Early Bird Membership, Direct Mail Bonus, Over-Goal Membership, Largest
Percentage Over Goal, the County With the Most New Members Over 2010, and County Involvement were presented by
Conley Nelson, chairman of the IPPA Membership Committee.
Largest County Membership
Award – Washington County
County Involvement Award - 24 Counties
Heather Hora from Washington County
with the Largest County
Membership Award.
Washington County has quietly built
a dynasty when it comes to recruiting
new members and winning this award.
The county did it again in 2011,
the 6th straight year, recruiting 235
producer/members.
The County Involvement Award was
created by IPPA in 2006 to honor
and reward counties that maintain an
active presence and support the state
organization. The program includes
all areas, from annual meeting
Adair *
Benton*
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Cherokee*
Chickasaw
Clay
Delaware*
Franklin
Green
2011 County Involvement Award winners
Hamilton*
Hardin*
Jefferson
Kossuth
Marion
participation and grilling at the Iowa
Pork Tent, to placing newspaper ads
or purchasing billboard space. Each
county that earned 2,000 points for
their activities received $50. The top
10 counties each received $100.
Marshall
Page
Plymouth*
Scott
Sioux*
Story*
Tama
Washington*
Webster
* denotes top 10 county!
38 March 2012