The Missouri Pork Association and Missouri Corn Growers Association are working together to increase opportunities for corn-fed pork in the state.
MPA Executive Director Don Nikodim tells Brownfield they’ve added several sow operations in Missouri the past few years, but unfortunately a lot of the young pigs get moved to other states for finishing.
“One thing we have been working with the corn folks on is to figure how we can locate and get more of these finishing operations here in the state which would utilize more Missouri corn here locally.”
He says the sow units were placed in corn-dense areas like the bootheel and central part of the state, but they believe finishing operations would fare better further north.
