Young Pork Advocates Issues Meet 2025

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is excited to announce the 2025 Young Pork Advocates Issues Meet! This is an opportunity for young pork enthusiasts to participate at the World Pork Expo, and we need your help recruiting high caliber participants!

This is a competitive speaking event for young people aged 18-22 as of June 1, 2025. Through preparatory research, creative problem solving, collaborative discussion, and the drafting of mock motions, competitors will dive deep into current pork industry issues and gain an understanding of the NPPC producer-led policy development process.

Competitors will engage in open dialogue surrounding a prompted industry issue and bring forth logical and creative solutions. Ultimately, these solutions will be translated into mock motions, simulating the NPPC committee structure.

The contest will occur over both days of the World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. Rounds 1 and 2 will take place on the morning of Wednesday, June 4^th, and the Final Four Round will take place on the Bill Riley Stage immediately before the concert on the evening of Thursday, June 5^th. Please refer to the flyer for more details about the issue topics HERE.

Schedule:            
Wednesday, June 4

9:30-9:45 a.m........................Orientation

10:00-10:45 a.m....................Round 1

11:15-12:00 p.m....................Round 2

Thursday, June 5

3:00-3:45 p.m........................Final Four

4:00 p.m................................Results

5:00 p.m................................Concert

Prizes:  

First Place.................$2,500 Scholarship & an all expenses paid trip to 

                               this year's Fall Legislative Action Conference (LAC) hosted by NPPC 

                               on September 10-11 in Washington, D.C.

Second Place............$2,000 Scholarship
Third Place................$1,500 Scholarship

Fourth Place.............$1,000 Scholarship

Issues Meet Manual: The Young Pork Advocates Issues Meet Manual outlines more details about the competition format, rules, scoring, and expectations. Should you encounter any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me via phone or email. View Issues Meet Manual HERE.

Attire: Business casual attire. World Pork Expo is outdoors in June. Please dress appropriately.

Register: We invite you to share this information with any eligible young people and encourage them to register by May 16^th. If you are bringing interns to World Pork Expo this summer, please consider this as a way for them to get involved!
 

Thank you for your assistance with this effort, and we look forward to engaging the next generation of pork industry leaders!

Jake Sterle

National Pork Producers Council

Director of Industry Resource Development

sterlej@nppc.org

979-676-3004

NPPC is the global voice for the U.S. pork industry, protecting the livelihoods of America’s 60,000+ pork producers, who abide by ethical principles in caring for their animals, in protecting the environment and public health and in providing safe, wholesome, nutritious pork products to consumers worldwide. For more information, visit www.nppc.org.

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