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 …

Posted April 20, 2015

The world protein supply, preparing for new swine diseases and other pork production-related issues will be some of the topics covered on June 25 at Iowa State University’s fourth annual Iowa Swine Day.

Regional, national and …

Posted April 17, 2015

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week released two reports that measure antimicrobial resistance in certain bacteria found on raw meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS).

The annual NARMS …

Posted April 17, 2015

As the number of Iowa farmers using cover crops continues to grow, it’s important to help make sure these farmers have a successful experience and Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey is offering several spring management …