All Tennessee pork producers who pay into the Pork Checkoff are stakeholders in the Tennessee Pork Producers Association (TPPA) and are encouraged to attend the TPPA Annual Meeting on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Cookeville.

The TPPA annual meeting and other educational events will take place at the Leslie Town Centre, located at 1 West 1st Street in Cookeville. The Farm Animal Care Coalition of Tennessee (FACCT) will meet from 2:45 to 3:45 p.m., during which time FACCT Executive Director Julie Giles will give an update on the organization’s activities. From 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Dr. Marisa Rotolo from PIC, Inc., Dr. Seth Krantz, DVM of Tosh Farms, and Dr. Alexa McCourt, DVM from the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, will address African Swine Fever and the pork supply chain. Following the presentations, the day wraps up with the Taste of Elegance Chefs’ Competition and Bid for Pork Auction at 5:00 p.m.

The TPPA meeting allows time to discuss programs for the coming year and elect committee members and officers for the TPPA Executive Committee. Pork producers interested in candidacy for the executive committee should contact the TPPA office at 615-274-6533 or email porkpromotn@tds.net. As part of the annual TPPA activities, the State Junior Hog Show will take place Jan. 13 - 14, 2022, at Tennessee Tech’s Hyder-Burks Agricultural Pavilion. The State Junior Hog Show continues to grow with more than 340 exhibitors that are expected to be on hand for the show.