Miscellaneous
The blazing summer temperatures are an urgent reminder to farmers and ranchers who work outside to to pay attention to their bodies and do everything they can to protect themselves from heat stroke and heat exhaustion.
State pork associations in Indiana, Ohio, Missouri and Iowa are keeping busy this summer. Here’s a round-up of some of the recent headlines.
Serving in the U.S. Army taught Scott Hays the value of courage and seeking to better understand people. This has guided his 35-year career raising pigs and leading others. Learn why friends and family say he is as genuine as it gets.
Who will you cheer on at the first “meat-up” of all six Wienermobiles in over a decade?
Six livestock industry leaders pay tribute to the mothers who inspired a passion for livestock and agriculture in their lives.
Though the outcome is not what anyone wanted, Towana Looney knows a lot was learned from her 130 days with a pig kidney. She hopes this can help and inspire others in their journey to overcoming kidney disease.
Whether she’s busy on the farm or speaking in front of the Senate on behalf of America’s pork producers, Lori Stevermer models speaking out and showing up for who and what you believe in.
After thoughtful analysis and some soul-searching, JayJay Goodvin announced the winner of his tenderloin quest.
There’s just something about the way love sparks in a pig barn. For the Archers and the Sidwells, this proved to be the perfect place for authenticity, trust and friendship to explode into a love that has stood the test of time.
The swine barn at the Iowa State Fairgrounds is the site where many pork love stories have begun. For the Bakkers, it was even the site of their honeymoon.
It takes a strong team to achieve nearly 44 years of marriage. Here’s the secret behind one of the pork industry’s most beloved couples.
A friendly competition grew into much more for two young show pig enthusiasts from North Carolina.
From the Madison County Fair to the Illinois State Fair, how one couple’s love story led to a multi-generational passion for pigs.
“Be unrelenting and show up every day with the best effort you can give.” When Chad Greenway, former linebacker with the Minnesota Vikings, shared that message at the Iowa Pork Congress, it made me think about what that looks like in my own life.
The holiday rush is over, and many people will experience a touch of the winter blues over the next couple of months.
NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys says he honestly doesn’t know why TN visa applications are being denied. He calls it a complete frustration for the U.S. pork industry.
Ohio pig farmer Duane Stateler is optimistic, but he’s not going to stop speaking up for the passage of the farm bill now.
In the list of the hardest things you’ll do in life, sending your firstborn to college may be toward the top.
Growing up on a row crow and hog farm in Indiana, Breanna Lawyer learned early that optimism goes a long way in life.
Cody Snyder, a pig farmer of Monticello, Ind., wins the fall Start-N-Arc Sweepstakes, presented by AgTruckTrader.com, part of the Certified Agriculture Dealer (CAD) Program.