Pork Checkoff Announces 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards

The Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected four pork production operations to receive the industry's highest environmental honor, which is the 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award. The award, now in its 17th year, honors producers who demonstrate a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and their local communities. The 2011 recipients are:

• Golden Circle Pork, Woodward, Iowa, represented by Rod and Missy Bice;
• John M. Langdon Farms, Benson, N.C., represented by John and Eileen Langdon;
• Wuebker Farms, Versailles, Ohio, represented by Jeff and Alan Wuebker;
• Cleveland Pork, Elysburg, Pa., represented by Joel and Sarah Knoebel.

To view the 2011 Environmental Stewards Video, click here.

The Environmental Steward award winners were selected by judges represented by pork producers and environmental organizations. The judges reviewed applications from pork producers who are committed to upholding the ideal relationship between pork production and the environment. Their operations were evaluated on their manure management systems; water and soil conservation practices; odor-control strategies; farm aesthetics and neighbor relations; wildlife habitat promotion; innovative ideas used to protect the environment and an essay on the meaning of environmental stewardship.

"Once again, the winners of this prestigious award consist of yet another great group of pork producers," said Lynn Harrison, chair of the Environmental Stewards selection subcommittee and former president of the National Pork Board. "The 2011 Stewards are real-world examples of how producers demonstrate the We Care principles every day as natural protectors of the environment and as good neighbors in their communities."

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For further information on any of these producers, contact Mike King at mking@pork.org or Allan Stokes at astokes@pork.org. If you have any further questions, you can call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at (800) 456-7675. To submit an application for the 2012 Class of Environmental Stewards, fill out this form.