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DES MOINES, Ia – The National Pork Producers Council is accepting applications for the 2026 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship. 
Each year, ten $2,500 scholarships are awarded to college students preparing for careers in the pork industry and aspiring to become future industry leaders.  Undergraduate students enrolled in a two-year swine program or a four-year college of agriculture are eligible to apply. 
Applicants will be evaluated on an essay addressing current or future issues facing the pork industry and offering potential solutions.  Scholarship recipients will be announced in late January and recognized at the National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City from March 4th to the 6th. 
The application deadline is December 12th.  For further information on the application process call National Pork Producers Council Director of Industry Resource Development Jacob Sterle at 515-278-8012.
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