The January 2021 Iowa Pork Congress will look much different than the 48 previous events hosted by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). The IPPA Board of Directors decided to cancel the Iowa Pork Congress trade show, which would have …

Six Iowa high school football players took home awards recognizing their play during the final games at the 2020 Iowa High School State Football Championships last week.

Hog of the Game (HOG) awards went to the outstanding offensive lineman in …

County organizations across Iowa found fun ways to celebrate National Pork Month, or #Porktober20, by using pork to bring their communities together. Read about a few:

Audubon County   

As she does regularly, Alicia Humphrey, public relations coordinator at Audubon-based AMVC…

How can a printed pork ad be more engaging?

When it’s paired with a dinner party. And a video commercial. And shoutouts on social media.

“We wanted to do something different, thinking outside the box,” said Kelsey Sutter, marketing and …

Loren Lacy has spent nearly four decades comparing breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches from eateries across Iowa. So when he and his wife Amy bought a restaurant about a year and a half ago, they set out to make their sandwich …

Keeping America fed during the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of heroic, and Iowa pig farmers want employees at pork-processing plants to know that their work is appreciated.

As COVID-19 began making its way across the nation earlier this …

The top five finalists have been announced for the 18^th annual Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest in Iowa. The contest is presented by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and managed by its restaurant and foodservice committee.

The …

Iowa remains the country’s top pork-producing state, even as 2020 has doled out a constant barrage of changes.

Iowa pig farmers and all other essential workers in the pork industry, from truck drivers and veterinarians, to processing plant workers …

Iowa remains the country’s top pork-producing state, even as 2020 has doled out a constant barrage of changes. One of the most constant elements is the economic activity in Iowa’s rural counties that is spurred by pig production.

In recognition …

The work of Iowa’s pig farmers is the core of a vital pork industry in the state, says a new study released by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA).

Providing Jobs, Economic Activity

Iowa’s 5,418 pig farms generate work …