Hog Industry News
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.
United Animal Health is adding a new member to it’s executive leadership team on Jan. 23.
Alltech is adding two new members to its pig business team with extensive experience in modern pork production to support more producers with nutritional solutions and services.
Company acquisitions, research grants, promotions and new hires—the pork industry has several updates to note. Here’s a look at recent happenings.
The Canadian Pork Council’s (CPC) Board of Directors named a new board chair, René Roy of Quebec, and vice-chair, Scott Peters of Manitoba, at a recent board meeting in Banff, Alberta prior to the Banff Pork Forum.
Don’t miss the annual meeting of the Colorado Pork Producers Council on Feb. 13 in Greeley, Colo.
Showcasing the diverse opportunities available within the pork industry, 23 students from 16 colleges recently concluded their week-long experience in Seaboard Foods’ annual Winternship program.
Ohio Pork Congress will be delivering relevant information for everyone in the pork industry, from pig caretakers to farm team members to decision makers and allied industry partners, organizers say. Here’s the details.
Going on the fifth year of litigation, In re Pork Antitrust Litigation becomes the consolidation of 27 cases involving 146 parties in price-fixing allegations.
From operational trials to rebranding and merging companies, the pork and agriculture industries have recent news worth sharing. Here’s a look at Nutreco’s Selko brand, EnBiorganic Technologies and Pinion.