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The Mark and Karen DeDecker family are the Illinois Pork Producers Association’s Family of the Year. Here’s why.

It’s the same old story. A story that Steve Von Haden, Midwest business manager for Motomco, hears time and time again as he visits barns throughout the country.

With all of the demands on a pork producer’s schedule, it’s challenging to leave the farm to attend industry events. The Ohio Pork Congress, however, is one that few Ohio pig farmers miss. Here’s what they had to say.

The Illinois Pork Producers Association recently hosted their 2023 Expo in Springfield and acknowledged retiring IPPA directors, as well as announced new leadership and the next ambassador.

Despite ongoing cost pressures, early signs signal expansion in the U.S. hog herd, Rabobank says in its latest Rabobank Global Pork Quarterly Report.

USDA’s first official net farm income forecast shows an expected 16% drop in 2023 net farm income, largely due to a decline in commodity prices and government payments with higher expenses and costs at the farm level.

If cash rent leases are negotiated via auction, Jim Rothermich is seeing prices drawing double – even triple digit gains. In Illinois, prices are up 90% to 120% compared to the previous year.

Ohio Pork Council’s president Nick Seger opens up about his farm, his family, his goals as president and the type of leader Ohio pork producers are getting in their new president.

Family businesses are often complex and making the decision to join the family farm is no different. Here’s a list of questions the next generation should consider about the family business.

The price surge comes as Europe announced a ban on Russian diesel fuel and G7 countries vowed to price-cap Russian oil products.