As Iowa restaurants reopen following loosened coronavirus-related restrictions, the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is rewarding customers for supporting them—while eating pork, of course!
Today IPPA kicked off the Iowa Pork Crawl Freestyle, a summer promotion that encourages customers …
Nominations for the 2020 Master Pork Producers, Master Pork Partners and Environmental Steward Award are now being accepted by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). The submission deadline is Aug. 1, 2020.
The Master Pork Awards Program is a joint …
Frustration. Anger. Isolation. Loneliness. Uncertainty.
Those are a few descriptions of how people have felt the past few months as they have worked through this COVID-19 pandemic.
Individual pork producers and county pork producer associations have addressed these feelings by …
In Gov. Kim Reynolds’ May 26, 2020, proclamation on the State Public Health Emergency Declaration, she directed the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS) to provide financial assistance to livestock producers. This assistance is for disposal costs of …
Pass the Pork has enabled WG Provisions to reopen its small pork-processing facility in Sidney, in southwest Iowa. The plant—which produces smaller “roasting pigs” that are mainly sold through food service channels and for events like barbecues and Hawaiian luaus—had …
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The impact COVID-19 is having on Iowa’s pig farmers has been unlike anything we have experienced in our lifetimes. The virus spread makes planning for food production, health care and business a challenge …
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has formed a Resource Coordination Center (RCC) to support Iowa livestock producers affected by the COVID-19 supply chain disruptions. COVID-19 outbreaks in the …
On April 28, President Donald Trump invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) to extend much-needed federal support to the U.S. pork production system. By triggering the DPA, the federal government will prioritize the continuity of pork processing plant operations. The …
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg and Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today announced a new “Pass the Pork” program to connect Iowa pig farmers with food-insecure Iowans. The program is an initiative of Gov. Reynolds’ Feeding Iowans
IPPA Cites Need of Packer Operations for Food Supply Chain
“This country’s food supply chain is complex. It is vital to maintain this supply chain, especially those portions that operate in Iowa in order to provide food to Americans.”
“The …
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