The Nebraska Pork Producers Association is proud to announce the 2024 Pork Ambassadors. Five college-age students, under the direction of Sophia Lentfer, education director for the association, will participate in the year long program.

This is an elite program that focuses on developing leadership and communication skills through a variety of firsthand experiences. Additionally, participants will have the opportunity to gain experience about pork promotion, research and consumer information, while examining the industry’s future and discovering what their role is in the future of our industry. They will have opportunities to meet state and national industry leaders, and closely examine industry challenges.

They will graduate from the program with a $750 scholarship and an impressive understanding of the swine industry.

Larry E. Sitzman Scholarship

Sheridan Wilson of Lemoyne, Nebraska, has been named the 2024 recipient of the Larry E. Sitzman Youth in Nebraska Agriculture Scholarship. Sheridan, daughter of Mark and Shandra Wilson, is a junior at the UNL studying grassland systems with a grazing livestock systems option. She will receive a $1,000 scholarship.

After graduating from UNL, Sheridan plans to start her own private range management consulting company.

Sheridan’s passion for agriculture reflects the true nature that the Sitzman scholarship was established for. Nebraska Pork Producers Association congratulates Sheridan on being selected as the 2024 recipient of the Larry E. Sitzman Youth in Nebraska Agriculture Scholarship.