2026 Missouri Pork Expo

February 17-18, 2026

Margaritaville Lake Resort Lake of the Ozarks
494 Tan Tar A Drive
State Road KK
Osage Beach, MO 65065
800-826-8272
Group Rate: $132 single/double (The group code is “PORK”)
Reservations must be made by January 19, 2026 to receive the group rate.
Go online now HERE.
When making reservations over the phone, please inform the hotel staff that you are with the Missouri Pork Expo.

Online registration is now closed, but you may register on site.

Check out the Offerings on our Live and Silent Auctions!

We will be adding items between now and the Expo, so check back often!
If you’d like to donate, please contact the Missouri Pork office at 573-445-8375, or pork@mopork.com.

Costs:

Expo Lunch 2-17-26 – $10
Must purchase lunch ticket to redeem for meal. Lunch is free to students.

Non-Exhibiting Supplier Registration – $60
Companies who do not produce hogs and send representatives to the Missouri Pork Expo to conduct business without purchasing a booth in the company’s name must pay $60 per person. This includes lunch.

Pork Industry Banquet (2-17-26) – $65
$55 if purchased prior to the Expo.

Pork Leadership Breakfast (2-18-26) – $75
$65 if purchased prior to the Expo.

Exhibitor Information:

We still have booth spaces remaining. Visit here to register and pay online. One 8’x10′ booth space is $695. Register for your booth here.

Monday, February 16, 2026

6:30 pm

MPA Board of Directors Dinner (invitation only)
Sponsored by NutraDrip, the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, National Pork
Board and National Pork Producers Council
Pork provided by Phillips Premium Pork

Tuesday, February 17, 2026

8:30 am	Registration Open Sponsored by Eichelberger Farms and Riverview Insurance Agency Expo Program available at registration, sponsored by Merck Animal Health Water station sponsored by Carthage Veterinary Service, LTD & Professional Swine Management

8:30 am	Hospitality/Trade Show Open Hospitality Sponsored by The Parks Companies Bacon Provided by Tyson Silent Auction Open Sponsored by CFM Insurance and Healthy Farms by Bioverse

8:45 am	University of Missouri Hot Topics Sponsored by JBS Live Pork, Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Black Vulture Awareness Project, Missouri Fertilizer Control Board, Novus and United Animal Health Easy Wins in Applied Nutrition for Beter Profitability Amy Petry, PhD – University of Missouri Comparison of Trench Composting and Deep Burial for Emergency Carcass Management Teng Lim, PhD – University of Missouri – Extension

9:30 am	In the Show Ring – Show Me Quality Assurance Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Black Vulture Awareness Project and Zoetis Scavenger Hunt Sponsored by FCS Financial Heather Conrow – University of Missouri Extension

10:00 am	National Pork Board/National Pork Producers Council Update Panel Sponsored by MFA Incorporated, Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Black Vulture Awareness Project, National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council Moderator: Ben Nuelle – Missouri Pork Association Jamie Burr – National Pork Board Tyler Bettin – National Pork Producers Council

10:00 am	FFA Pork Speaking Contest Finals Sponsored by PigTek, Chore-Time

11:00 am	Expo Lunch ($10) Barbecue by Lynch Livestock, Inc., Additional sponsorship by the Pork Checkoff Ice Cream by Midwest Dairy Association

1:00 pm	In the Show Ring Sponsored by Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Black Vulture Awareness Project and ZoetisHeather Conrow – University of Missouri Extension

2:15 pm	Updated on the National Swine Health Strategy Sponsored by Advanced Composting Technologies, Missouri Bayer Team, Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Black Vulture Awareness Project and Phibro Animal Health Meredith Petersen, PhD – National Pork Board

3:30 pm	Trade Show Happy Hour Beer/Soda Sponsored by The Parks Companies Snacks Sponsored by Agri-Systems

5:30 pm	Banquet Reception Sponsored by the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council and The Parks Companies

6:00 pm	Pork Industry Banquet, Missouri Wine & Spirits Tasting ($65) Sponsored by the Pork Checkoff, Elanco Animal Health and Novus Wine by the Missouri Wine and Grape Board Spirits by Missouri Distillers

7:30 pm	Pork Industry Fundraising Auction Sponsored by CFM Insurance

9:30 pm	Evening Hospitality Room Sponsored by FCS Financial

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

7:30 am	Pork Leadership Breakfast ($75) Sponsored by AcuFast, Agri-Tech Enterprises, Inc., and Smithfield Hog Production Division Missouri Region Keynote Speaker: Jim Wiesemeyer – Pro Farmer

9:30 am	MPA Board of Directors Meeting Open to all producers Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

12:00 pm	MPA Board Meeting Lunch (invitation only) Sponsored by the Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council and the Pork Checkoff