SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota Pork Producers Council (SDPPC) honored Matt and Karen Moeller of Wessington, South Dakota with the 3rd Annual Pork Promoter of the Year Award at the Master Pork Producers Banquet on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. “This is the third year for this award that South Dakota Pork Producers Council is offering to recognize their peers. The award was designed to recognize an individual or family, organization, company or county group who has done an outstanding job promoting pork and/or the pork industry on a local, state or regional level. We are proud to honor them with this award, they both go above and beyond to help promote pork!,” commented SDPPC executive board member and association services and membership committee chairman, Mark Fuoss of Armour.
Matthew and Karen Moeller make up M & K Farms in rural Wessington, SD. They have 11,000 head pig spaces; they market 25,000 wean to finish pigs per year for Smithfield. Two of the sites consist of 3300, while the other is an H-style of 4400.
Matt and Karen host the Miller Freshman Ag Class once a year to come to their operation and give them a tour of their barns to show them how to raise quality pork and answer whatever questions they may have.
Matthew and Karen LOVE traveling along with the SDPPC to do grilling’s at different locations during the summer to promote pork to customers. In Matt’s spare time he will grill for graduations, weddings and school functions.
Both Matt and Karen enjoy camping and fishing with their grandkids. Matt takes time on the weekends to pit for a local dirt track racer.
Matt is active with the Grand Township Board. Matt has served on the South Dakota Pork Producers Executive Board for 5 years, while chairing the Demand Enhancement Committee for 4 years. He also sits on the Public Policy and Budget Committees.
The South Dakota Pork Producers Council (SDPPC) was created in 1954 to responsibly serve, support and enhance the success of the South Dakota pork production industry. Along with managing industry issues and improving the image of the pork industry, the South Dakota Pork Producers Council works to insure a safe, wholesome product for the consumer’s confident consumption.
South Dakota’s pork producers have 170,000 sows and they produce 339,000 farrowings per year. South Dakota is ranked #11 in pork production and ranks #2 in pigs per sow. South Dakota ranks 9th nationally in number of pigs born in the state. South Dakota’s pork industry contributes $2.1 billion overall economic impact of SD’s Swine Industry. Also, South Dakota pork industry contributes $17.4 million in total tax revenue.
— South Dakota Pork Producers Council
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