Joining Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Ryan Quarles, seated, at the signing of a proclamation declaring October as Pork Month in Kentucky were, from left, John Chism, director of Kentucky Department of Agriculture's Livestock Division; Niki Ellis, executive director of the Kentucky Pork Producers Association (KPPA); Luke Millay, a swine producer and student at Morehead State University; and Emma Heimlich, KPPA director of program management.

With more than 860,000 pigs produced annually on more than 1,800 operations, Kentucky ranks 17th in the nation in total swine production.

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