Entries by Dewig Meats

Dewig Meats Among Top Winners at National Cured Meat Competition

Meatpackers from all over the United States attended the American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) annual convention in Des Moines, Iowa. More than 600 products were entered into the country’s largest nationwide cured meats competition. The American Cured Meat Championships (ACMC) awarded prizes to small meat processors across the country in nearly 30 different cured […]

A Changing Family Farm

As the sun came up over my farm the other day, it reflected off the wet grass and I heard the familiar chirping of the birds. My entire life, I’ve experienced mornings like this. For a long time, it was with my father as we were wrapping up the morning milking. After that, it was […]

Dewig Roasts the Competition at Meat Championship

by: Aaron Chatman Posted: Jul 27, 2022 / 05:31 PM CDT Updated: Jul 28, 2022 / 09:23 PM CDT DES MOINES, Iowa (WEHT) — After some time in Iowa for the American Cured Meat Championships, Dewig Meats brought home big awards! They say the highlight of the trip was when they won the Cured Meat Excellence Award. […]

New AAMP President Announced During Convention

Source: American Association of Meat Processors 07.21.2022 By Rachael Oatman ELIZABETHTOWN, PA. — During this year’s annual American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) Convention in Des Moines, Iowa, the association named Darla Kiesel its new president. Kiesel will replace current AAMP President Dwight Ely, of Ely Farm Products, Newton, Pa. Kiesel is the co-owner of Dewig Meats, […]

DEWIG IN THE NEWS: Run for the Wall Returns

By ANDREA HOWE Editor, The Princeton Clarion HAUBSTADT They’re arriving in the nation’s capital Friday afternoon, but on Tuesday, midway through their seventh day in the saddle, some 500 Run For The Wall motorcyclists took a break in Gibson County. Locals were on hand to greet them, providing encouragement and snacks at the Flying J […]

DEWIG IN THE NEWS: Riders Stop on Way to DC to Remember the Fallen

By Janice Bariak, SG Star-Times Editor, editor@sgstartimes.com Run for the Wall riders stopped at the Flying J in Gibson County last Tuesday during their seventh day of riding from Ontario, California on their way to Washington, DC to honor veterans on Memorial Day. The ride has been a tradition since 1989. “It’s really not about […]

Dewig Meats Featured in Meating Place

Family Matters Dewig Meats brings a history of innovation and ambition to its multi-generation family operation. “This was pretty funny.” That’s how Janet Dewig, co-owner of Dewig Meats in Haubstadt, Ind., begins her story about the time she and husband/co-owner Tom Dewig visited an IBM sales office to purchase a computer. It was 1985, and […]