To promote and reward original and innovative ideas that are scientifically based and that have relevance to the pork industry.
Basic research involves work that has potential future application to the pork industry.
Education involves classroom teaching, extension and service or outreach programs related to the pork industry. Checks will be provided to the authors' home institutions as grants for their use. A plaque will be presented during the Midwestern ASAS Annual Meeting. Abstracts must be related to pigs or pork products. Comparative work among species that includes pigs is eligible.