The National Pork Producers Council has inducted long-time Missouri pork producer Everett Forkner into its Hall of Fame during the 2020 National Pork Industry Forum.
Forkner launched his own pork production enterprise, Forkner Farms in 1961 with 10 Duroc gilts and a Duroc boar. He later added multiple breeds to his enterprise including Yorkshire females, Hampshire boars, and Duroc terminal sires. Forkner Farms built a reputation as as a premier pork supplier and their shift to performance testing and meat quality resulted in the launch of Truline Genetics.
