(LE MARS, Iowa) —The history of the pork industry’s prominence in Lyon, Sioux and Plymouth Counties is the focus of a new book Pigs! Lifting Mortgages, People and Communities being released by pork producer associations within the three counties.
Bill Tentinger of Le Mars, immediate past president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association, said the book includes not only an overview of historical data on the hogs’ early arrival in the area and the industry’s early struggles, but stories and accompanying photos of current day producers meeting their own challenges of today.
Also included are chapters on what the industry has meant to communities in northwest
Iowa and additional interviews and photos with those in industry-related businesses and
industries.
The soft-cover history was compiled by Jolene Stevens, of Sioux City, a veteran agriculture and newspaper writer with additional experience in television and public relations as well as with the National Pork Producers Association and Iowa Cattlemen’s Association. She is presently a freelance writer/photographer for several agricultural publications.
The book will be available through pork producer association members within the three-county area and from the Dordt College Book Store, Sioux Center, at a cost of $10 with a handling charge for copies mailed out.
