Hog Jog raises money for Iowa Farm Bureau Foundation. (FYI News & Notes).More than 260 runners, walkers and bikers gathered at the Iowa State Fairgrounds n. pl. 1. same as fairground. during the World Pork Expo for the second annual "Hog hog: see swine. hog Heavy, fat-producing domesticated pig developed in the U.S. in the late 19th and early 20th century. As the growing use of cheaper vegetable oils decreased the importance of lard as a source of fat, meatpackers sought hogs Jog." The event, sponsored by the Iowa Farm Bureau Foundation (IFBF IFBF Iowa Farm Bureau Federation ), World Pork Expo and Zylstra Harley-Davidson of Ames, helps raise money for the educational programs and activities of the IFBE "Support for the Hog Jog was tremendous and demonstrates the desire Iowans have to strengthen their rural communities," says Deb Yount-Woods, Hog Jog coordinator and director of IFBF leadership development and implementation. "The Harleys rumbling down the Grand Concourse is an impressive sight--and sound." The event included a 10K race and 5K race/walk, along with a 54-mile motorcycle motorcycle, motor vehicle whose design is based on the bicycle. The German inventor Gottlieb Daimler is generally credited with building the first practical motorcycle in 1885. The motorcycle did not become dependable and popular, however, until after 1900. ride. |
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