Brian Kennedy received the Outstanding Pork Producer of the Year.
Brian’s career began at Prestage Farms in 1991 in the farrowing department on one of the company’s sow farms. Advancing over the years into other roles in the sow division, he eventually moved into swine finishing service. In 2011, Brian was tapped to lead Prestage’s swine finishing department. In this role, he is responsible for a service team that works with about 145 North Carolina contract growers and is expected to produce about 535 million pounds of pork this year.