Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team

The 2027 Youth Leadership Team Contest will take place at Iowa Pork Congress in January 2027. Applications are accepted from Oct. 1 to Nov. 30, 2026.

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2026 Iowa Pork Queen: Trudy Loecke, Manchester

Trudy is the daughter of Mike & Megan Loecke of Manchester, in Delaware County. She is a freshman at Iowa State University majoring in animal science on the pre-veterinary track with a minor in Spanish translation and interpretation. Trudy grew up on her family’s livestock and crop operation, where she developed a strong passion for swine production, and hopes to become a swine veterinarian serving producers while managing her own herd someday.

Ambassador: Gracelyn Brown, Dexter

 

Gracelyn is the daughter of Darren Brown of Dexter, in Madison County. She is a freshman at Northwest Missouri State University majoring in agricultural business with a minor in agricultural communications. Gracelynn hopes to pursue a career in youth development or extension, where she can give back to the swine and agriculture industries that shaped her upbringing through showing, raising, and breeding pigs.

 

Ambassador: Maddie Johnson, Waverly

 

Maddie is the daughter of Andrea & Luke Johnson of Waverly, in Bremer County. She has been deeply involved in 4-H, FFA, and youth pork programs, showing pigs at both the county and state levels and mentoring younger exhibitors. Maddie plans to study criminology with a minor in psychology, with the goal of becoming a forensic psychologist, while staying connected to agriculture through her family’s livestock operations and youth programs.