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There will be four one-day educational conferences for pig farmers that will be held across the state, Feb. 20-23. The conferences are planned and supported by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and the Iowa …

Iowa’s Master Pork Producers for 2022 were revealed Wednesday night at the 2023 Iowa Pork Congress banquet in Des Moines. The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and Iowa State University Extension co-sponsor the program.

A Master Pork Producer award denotes …

A Buchanan County pig farmer, Trish Cook, is the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). The change in leadership took place following the IPPA annual meeting on Jan. 24.

Cook is the first woman to be president …

The 2023 Iowa Pork Congress will be held Jan. 25 and 26 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. It will be the 50^th pork congress that involves a trade show, educational sessions, and the Iowa Pork Producers …

For the sixth year, Iowa pork producers and Fareway joined together to prepare and deliver hearty breakfast meals to adults experiencing homelessness in the Des Moines area. The effort, called Lend a Ham, takes place on Giving Tuesday each year, …

Seven Iowa high school football players took home awards recognizing their play during the 2022 Iowa high school football state championships last week at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls.

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

For five years, Iowa pig farmers and those in the pork industry have joined pork producers across the country in a “Give-A-Ham” challenge that typically starts around Thanksgiving and runs through Christmas. Over that time, the challenge has reached 6.3 …

Central Iowa chefs gathered in late October to try to one-up each other with tasty pork and wine pairings.

Pork + Pinot, a Winefest Des Moines event presented by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA), gave Iowans the opportunity to …

The Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) is looking for the next class of Iowans to join the Iowa Pork Leadership Academy (IPLA). Develop your leadership skills, increase your understanding of state and national policy making, and travel the country to …