Congratulations!! Montana Pork Producers Council and MSU Extension announce 2016 Symbol of Excellence winners. The Montana Pork Producers Council (MPPC) and MSU Extension announced the 2016 Symbol of Excellence winners at the MPPC's Annual Meeting on January 29, 2017. A total of 1,620 hogs were entered into the contest with 255 hogs qualifying for Symbol of Excellence.

Youth exhibitors and hog breeders who were recognized in the Light Symbol of Excellence Category are: 1.) Shane Friede, Blaine County (Habets Show Pigs, hog breeder)

The Symbol of Excellence program was initiated in 1984 as a jo...