Representatives from 41 countries to attend World Pork Expo next week

Posted on May 29, 2015March 14, 2018 by PorkAdmin

Posted May 29, 2015

Pork producers and other professionals from throughout the world will visit World Pork Expo, June 3-5, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.

Presented by the National Pork Producers Council, the expo is the …

Past IPPA president appointed to Pork Board

Posted on May 27, 2015July 28, 2015 by PorkAdmin

Posted May 27, 2015

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced the appointment of a Le Mars hog farmer to the 15-member National Pork Board in Clive.

Bill Tentinger will serve a three-year term on the board. He was nominated …

Common Swine Industry Audit Training Sessions Offered

Posted on May 15, 2015June 9, 2015 by PorkAdmin

May 15, 2015

Contact:
Tyler Bettin, Producer Education Director
(800) 372-7675, tbettin@iowapork.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

(CLIVE, Iowa) − The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is partnering with the Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach …

Major pork processing facility planned for NW Iowa

Posted on May 14, 2015June 2, 2015 by PorkAdmin

Posted May 14, 2015

Seaboard Foods and Triumph Foods announced today the formation of a joint venture, with equal ownership, to construct a new, state-of-the-art pork processing facility in Sioux City.

The plant is expected to process about three million …

March pork exports show positive momentum

Posted on May 7, 2015June 9, 2015 by PorkAdmin

Posted May 7, 2015

Exports of U.S. pork gained momentum in March after starting the year slowly, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) this week.

Although pork exports were down from …

Quality assurance sessions scheduled for Iowa hog farmers

Posted on May 6, 2015June 9, 2015 by PorkAdmin

May 6, 2015

Contact:
Tyler Bettin, Producer Education Director
(800) 372-7675, tbettin@iowapork.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

(CLIVE, Iowa) – The Iowa Pork Producers Association is partnering with the Iowa Pork Industry Center and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach to offer …

IPPA announces 2015 scholarship winners

Posted on May 4, 2015June 27, 2018 by PorkAdmin

Posted May 4, 2015

Contact:
Shawnie Wagner, Consumer Outreach Director
(800) 372-7675, swagner@iowapork.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

(CLIVE, Iowa) – The Iowa Pork Producers Association has awarded scholarships to 14 Iowa college students who are majoring in an agriculture field and …

Hog farmers use Earth Day to celebrate decades of improvement

Posted on April 22, 2015June 2, 2015 by PorkAdmin

Posted April 22, 2015

Iowa hog farmers have demonstrated continuous improvement in all phases of production over the past several decades. The pork industry’s commitment to natural resources and the environment is reflected in a new report from the Environmental …

Iowa Swine Day to tackle key pork topics

Posted on April 20, 2015June 2, 2015 by PorkAdmin

Posted April 20, 2015

The world protein supply, preparing for new swine diseases and other pork production-related issues will be some of the topics covered on June 25 at Iowa State University’s fourth annual Iowa Swine Day.

Regional, national and …

NARMS reports show decrease in resistant bacteria on meat

Posted on April 17, 2015June 9, 2015 by PorkAdmin

Posted April 17, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week released two reports that measure antimicrobial resistance in certain bacteria found on raw meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS).

The annual NARMS …

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