IPPA names Burgener family as Family of the Year
SPRINGFIELD/MOWEAQUA -- Each year, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) honors a pork-producing family who has contributed to the long-term success of the industry through leadership and pork promotion on the local and state levels. In 2024, IPPA proudly recognizes the Burgener family of Moweaqua as the IPPA Family of the Year. Charles and Carole Burgener moved to Moweaqua, Illinois, in 1968 to a farm that Carole’s grandparents owned, and started farming 500 acres of corn, soybeans, cattle, and hogs. In […]