Osage Beach, Mo.,–Adam Dohrman, chairman of the Missouri Pork Association (MPA), announced Steve Brier from Nevada, Missouri, as the recipient of the prestigious Chairman’s Award during the 2025 Missouri Pork Expo on February 18.

Steve grew up in Indiana on a crop and swine farm. After attending Western Kentucky University with a BS in agriculture, he worked for Forkner Farms as a production manager. He is currently with Smithfield Hog Production in Missouri as a production director.

He currently serves on the Nominating Committee for the National Pork Board, and is the chairman of the Swine Health Committee. As a member of the USAHA Swine Committee, he assisted with a review of the ASF red book. He is also a member of the African Swine Fever Task Force, and was a 2023 Missouri delegate for the Swine Health Improvement Plan. Steve is currently a state director on the MPA Board of Directors, and was instrumental in the development and continued success of MPA’s FFA Swine Facility Management Contest.

Steve and his wife, Karri, live in Nevada and have three grown children. He currently serves on the boards of the Osage Prairie YMCA, The Council on Family in Crisis, and the USAHA Swine Committee.

Each year, the Chairman’s Award is presented to a key individual for their outstanding service and support of the pork industry, the Association, and its members.

The 2025 Missouri Pork Expo was held February 18-19 in Osage Beach. Pork producers from across the state enjoyed a trade show, producer education sessions and guest speakers.

The Missouri Pork Association represents the state’s pork producers in the areas of promotion, research, education, and public policy. For more information about this or any other programs of the Missouri Pork Association, go to www.mopork.com, or call the Missouri Pork Association office at (573) 445-8375.

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