Everything but the oink: Dodge County hosts 4-H pork workshop

Kristen Sindelar
Jul 6, 2026
1 hr ago

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The Pork Checkoff slogan—we use everything but the oink—celebrates the many co-products derived from pigs. Youth who attended the Feed to Fair to Fork Pork Workshop at Nebraska Extension in Dodge County learned about “everything but the oink” during the inaugural event in March.

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Dodge County 4-H 1.jpg — Youth season their pork chops before cooking them in an air fryer at the Feed to Fair to Fork Pork Workshop at the Nebraska Extension in Dodge County.
Submitted photo

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Dodge County 4-H 2.jpg — Adelaide Eikmeier practices showing a pig as part of the Feed to Fair to fork Pork Workshop in March.
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Reporter Kristen Sindelar has loved agriculture her entire life, coming from a diversified farm with three generations working side-by-side in northeastern Nebraska. Reach her at Kristen.Sindelar@midwestmessenger.com.