Each year, the Iowa Pork Producers Association chooses young Iowans to represent its organization and its producers around the state.

2018 Iowa Pork Queen Jordan Travis is a junior at Iowa State University, where she is majoring in Animal Science with an emphasis in swine. As Iowa Pork Queen, she’s participated in many activities and events to help promote the industry, including all 12 days at the Iowa State Fair.

“I’ve assisted at numerous judging contests across the state,” she said. “I attended the Iowa FFA Conference to speak with hundreds of FFA members from across the state and joined the World Pork Expo in Des Moines. In...