Pork
With a healthy dose of optimism and realism, Bryan Humphreys, National Pork Producers Council CEO, shares how the organization is tackling the farm bill, Prop 12, dietary guidelines, the Clean Water Act and more.
As soon as Megan Bollin was old enough to drive, she drove to her local veterinary clinic to find a job. That proved to be a wise decision.
A second suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft of a tractor-trailer containing approximately $100,000 worth of poultry products
Florida, Alabama, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan and Nebraska have all made news headlines this year in regards to cultivated meat legislation.
NPPC comments on Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommendations.
Participants included more than a dozen members of the Iowa State Cyclone football team, which is currently 6-0 and ranked ninth in the country, and four members of the Iowa State women’s basketball team, which is projected to finish second in the Big 12 Conference this year.
Meat producer and exporter Danish Crown plans to cut around 500 white-collar jobs in a major reorganization, in order to save around $73.35 million in annual costs.
Missouri pork producer Jesse Heimer joins The Pork Podcast to discuss people, pigs and purpose, and how the showpig and commercial segments can work together to make the pork industry viable for generations to come.
It’s one thing to read about it, but it’s another thing to travel across the ocean and experience it for yourself. That’s why Jackie Ponder decided to join a trade mission to Vietnam focused on the benefits of U.S. pork and high oleic soybean cooking oil.
The end of the strike is terrific news for U.S. livestock producers and exporters who ship more than $100 million of U.S. pork and beef through those ports each week, says U.S. Meat Export Federation president and CEO Dan Halstrom.
CBP Officers make huge bologna and prescription drug bust at Presidio port.
Negotiated cash cattle increased an average of $2.20 per cwt. the week ending Sept. 28. Farrow-to-finish hog producers found positive margins of $8.55 per head last week, down $1.75 from the previous week.
The tryouts continue to see who will be next to help promote pork.
A group of Democrats in Denver announced their position to reject a proposal to ban slaughterhouses within the Denver city limits, joining other groups opposing the measure.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led 21 other states in supporting the appeal of a district court ruling that upheld Massachusetts’s radical pork ban.
A total of 532 restaurants were nominated for the 22nd Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin contest, which goes to show that Iowans love their breaded pork tenderloins.
Deanne Frieders has always considered herself an introvert. So, if you would have told her she’d be a familiar face and influence in households across the country someday, she would have laughed at you.
Hurricane Helene shut at least two poultry plants in Georgia and North Carolina and twisted cotton crops in South Carolina in blows to U.S. food and fiber production.
Pumpkin spice, bonfires, chili, fall foliage and Pork Month. Who’s excited for the best time of the year? PORKtober is here! This is what you need to know.
Longshoremen at ports along the East and Gulf Coasts are set to strike when their current labor contract expires at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 1.
Smithfield Foods has reduced its hog production by about 20% by cutting farm operations in multiple U.S. states.
Whether you are serving a crowd or feeding your family during movie night, charcuterie is a trend that isn’t going away anytime soon. This is good news for pork as everyone knows pork adds the flavor!
Turkey is o.k., but it’s a far cry from a delicious holiday ham in my book. That’s why I can’t help but be intrigued by turporken.
Phillip Hord and Jessica Stevens are two examples of what happens when pig farmers think outside of the box to grow demand and build confidence in U.S. pork among consumers.
Some U.S. farmers who once raised chickens for Tyson Foods to slaughter are shifting to sell eggs instead after the meatpacker closed six plants, a move that left local suppliers with limited options for work.
” ... so the bill that I’m going to sign today is going to say basically take your fake, lab-grown meat elsewhere. We’re not doing that in the state of Florida,” said Gov. Ron DeSantis.
More than $325 million total investment in 74 independent meat and poultry processing projects already strengthening food supply chain, creating new jobs and supporting American farmers.
Four sophomore women’s basketball players partner with the IPPA to promote pork.
Within the first 1,000 days of life, a baby’s brain begins to grow and develop with the help of specific vitamins and minerals, including protein, zinc, iron, choline, folate, iodine, vitamins A, D, B6 and B12 and long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids. When baby’s first bite includes pork, their growth and development flourishes.
NPPC appreciates that AMS intends for the proposal to promote fair and competitive markets, but it is more likely to negatively impact pork producers, including through an increase in frivolous and costly litigation.