A U.S. trade agreement with Japan that, once implemented, will put U.S. pork on a level playing field with international competitors is an important step for Iowa pork producers, says the Iowa Pork Producers Association.  The agreement was announced at …

Manilla, Iowa pig farmer Josh Linde is a finalist for the 2019 America’s Pig Farmer of the Year^SM. The program honors a U.S. pig farmer who excels at raising pigs and is committed to sharing their farming story …

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Iowa pig farmers from around the state nominated 30 delegates and 8 alternates for the 2020 Pork Act delegate meeting that will be held in Kansas City next March.  The nominated delegates and alternates will need to be confirmed by …

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 …

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 …