Iowa’s agriculture leadership is built on generations of individuals who have made agriculture their cause, not just their job. The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) recognizes that the …
The Iowa Pork Producers Association hosts the ultimate pork industry experience for high school students in this fall event! Activities include a commercial pig farm tour, a fabrication demonstration, a look into careers in …
Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) program not only sets the standard for swine exhibitors, but for all livestock exhibitors. YQCA is a multi-species, science-based education program that offers access to every youth swine exhibitor ages eight to …
| At a June 19 U.S. Trade Representative hearing, the National Pork Producers Council called for Thailand’s preferential access to the U.S. market to be revoked or reduced if it does not end its unwarranted ban on U.S. pork.
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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has been elected to serve as vice president of the Midwest Association of State Departments of Agriculture (MASDA). Naig was elected by his peers from 12 states across the region during the MASDA annual …
Iowa State University will host a national center of excellence devoted to understanding the genomic, or molecular, mechanisms that govern important genetic traits in swine such as growth and disease resistance.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institutes of Food …
April exports of U.S. pork were sharply higher than a year ago in both volume and value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports set a new volume record, fueled …
Young Calhoun County farmers and pork producers have become the 138th recipient of the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.
Steve Moline, division administrator for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, presented the award to Jason and Gene …
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt announced yesterday the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will receive a $1 million grant from the EPA Gulf of Mexico Program to support the water quality efforts under way in Iowa.…
A Howard County farm family has become the latest recipient of the “Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.”
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig presented the 135th such award to Tim and Diana Huhe on May 30 at the Howard …
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