Hog Industry News
William Hollis, DVM, was named president of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians during the association’s 54th annual meeting in Aurora, Colo.
The Hanor Company’s Tara Donovan, DVM, was honored as the 2023 Swine Practitioner of the Year by the American Association of Swine Veterinarians. Here’s why it was no surprise to the industry.
Sunshine and bacon. Could there be anything better? Check out these tips to help first-time attendees (and reminders for pros) as they prepare for one of the industry’s most impactful meetings of the year.
Iowa’s largest pork producer, Iowa Select Farms, has appointed Todd Neff as its new chief strategy officer.
The Minnesota Pork Board recognizes this year’s Environmental Steward of the Year award recipient, Adam Barka, who is passionate about thriving rural communities and the people within them.
This year’s Minnesota Pork Board Distinguished Service award recipient, Reuben Bode, embodies everything pure and good that pork producers stand for.
Here’s an overview of what’s happening in state pork associations around the country this week.
Wholestone Farms of Fremont, Neb., and Prestage Foods of Iowa announced a new joint venture on Wednesday.
Dennis Dohrman was honored with the Chairman’s Award during the 2023 Missouri Pork Expo.
Here’s a round-up of the latest company news headlines in the pork industry.
There’s nothing like the love of an animal to get you through hard times. Miriam King, 16, learned this lesson in the past year as her family battled not one, but two wars in the midst of a global pandemic.
A line of storms snaked through Texas, resulting in several tornadoes on March 21. An F3 tornado touched down outside of Jacksboro, ripping buildings to shreds, including the local high school and ag shop.
Maddie Barber’s world turned upside down when she was diagnosed with brain cancer at the age of 12. She shares her cancer journey and why she donated all of her auction premiums from showing pigs to St. Jude.
Spanning newly two decades and causing over $3 million in losses, an Iowa corporation and four of its high-level managers have been sentenced in federal court after law enforcement uncovered a wide-ranging fraud scheme.
Here’s a look at the latest company news in the pork industry.
An Illinois pig farmer and his family will be starring in a Super Bowl commercial. Here’s why Chad Bell of Viola, Ill., continues to say “yes” when it comes to being a voice for agriculture.
The Mark and Karen DeDecker family are the Illinois Pork Producers Association’s Family of the Year. Here’s why.
Mark your calendars for the Missouri Pork Expo, scheduled for Feb. 21 and 22 at the Margaritaville Lake Resort at Lake of the Ozarks near Osage Beach, Mo.
By the world’s standards, they looked like an unlikely group of employees to bring into a sow barn. But to Jimmy Tosh, owner of Tosh Farms, they looked like a group of women who could use a second chance.
There wasn’t a dry eye in the barn when Samantha Nicole Iselt of Lexington, Texas, was named the exhibitor of the Grand Champion Market Barrow at the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo.
The first thing Gracee Workman will tell you about her story is she is not a victim. Shew grew up far from hog barns and oblivious of the industry she’s come to love. Here’s her journey from the streets to the barn.
The first thing Gracee Workman will tell you about her story is she is not a victim. She grew up far from hog barns and oblivious of the industry she’s come to love. Here’s her journey from the streets to the barn.
Audrey Angus, a swine specialist with Furst-McNess, opens up about her battle with cancer and how she refuses to let it define her.
Nearly 80 years of pork industry experience in key leadership positions will be added to the Cargill Animal Nutrition pork team.
Excitement among Alltech, Ohio Pork Council and IFF’s Danisco Animal Nutrition & Health has been shared in recent headlines. Here’s a look at their updates.
The modern beard is the bear hug of facial fashion, says Best Beards in the Pork Industry Contest judge Clinton Griffiths. There’s no question competition was stiff this year. Here are the results.
Zoetis announces the first comprehensive Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae management program.
Here’s a look at the newly elected officers of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association.
A new 12,000-sow complex is under construction in South Dakota that features the first prefabricated steel swine barns in the U.S.
With the recent creation of Legacy Feed, Co-Alliance will now manage over 2.1 million pigs each year.