2020
Iowa Pork Queen
Abby Bean
Marathon, IA

2020
Youth Ambassador
Caleb Hogan
Monticello, IA

2020
Youth Ambassador
Alexis Berte
Algona, IA

Abby Bean, who also served as the Buena Vista County Pork Queen in 2018 and 2019, is a senior at Sioux Central High School in Sioux Rapids. She is the daughter of CJ and Chris Bean of Marathon. After graduation, she plans to pursue a degree in feed science and agricultural marketing. She is a member of the 2019–2020 Iowa State 4-H Council. Caleb Hogan is a freshman studying agriculture business at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, and he plans to continue his studies at Iowa State University. He is the son of Dominic and Karen Hogan of Monticello. He currently works as a research assistant at Diamond V’s Research and Innovation Center, on Kirkwood’s agriculture campus. Alexis Berte is a junior studying animal science at Iowa State University, with plans to go on to a veterinary school. She is the daughter of Patrick and Nancy Berte of Algona. In summer 2019, she was a production intern with Midwest-based Christensen Farms, one of the largest, family owned pork producers in the country. She served as the 2018–2019 North Central Vice President of the Iowa FFA Association.