As school starts again this fall, we decided to take a look at the rising stars in the swine industry, the up-and-coming students who will no doubt play a major role in the future of our pork production systems.

These young individuals have accomplished more in a handful of their formative years than most of us could even fathom, advocating on behalf of pork producers, and are already finding solutions to some of the pork industry’s most daunting challenges.

This slideshow introduces you to five individuals who you will be hearing a lot from in the future of the U.S. swine industry.