Pork
Newsflash: According to a brand-new study, ‘high cheese’ isn’t just for fastballs anymore. Now it’s the latest recommendation to protect against the ill effects of diets too high in sodium.
Hormel is developing a vegan pizza topping and other plant-based products to capitalize on apparent demand for non-meat foods.
Bourbon Bacon Pig Butter is what you need to take your barbeques to the culinary extreme this summer. It’s great on grilled pork chops, vegetables and more. Enjoy!
New processing plants and facility upgrades support protein sector’s growth.
The 2018 Winter Olympics will begin February 9 in Pyeongchang, South Korea and athletes are preparing to be on the global stage.
Hook space is growing along with the current pork herd, and pork prices have been feeling pressure.
Export growth has been fueled by trade agreements that provide favorable environments for all parties. Those relationships need to continue.
As they have in other states, activist groups led by the Animal Legal Defense Fund, have filed suit against the Iowa’s Ag Protection Act, commonly referred to by activists as an “Ag-Gag” law.
Brown County officials reject proposed hog farm expansion
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is planning $28 million expansion of its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant, bringing 245 new jobs.
Two new pork processing plants came online the beginning of the month in Coldwater, Mich. and Sioux City, Ia. That relieved some of the pressure on the producer end, but now the question is if there’s enough demand on the processed side.
Thousands of youth and adult exhibitors who show in the Missouri State Fair Swine Barn will notice major differences in the facility and show ring this year, as the first stage of improvements to the historic barn are complete.
Appeals court clears way for large hog farm in SE Minnesota
NC county weighs deal for more jobs at huge slaughterhouse
New pork processing plants in Coldwater, Mich. and Sioux City, Ia. is changing the supply side of the hog market.
Hog barns—stacked eight stories high. The photos from Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey traveled around the Twitter-verse lightning fast, raising eyebrows and slackening jaws of U.S. producers and industry leaders. We all want to know: “How do you manage that manure?”
Hog prices in 2017 have been fairly impressive, and strong consumer demand is keeping the lean hog market strong.
Prices for pork bellies have increased about 80 percent this year, and frozen reserves are at a 60-year low.
Central Missouri Meat and Sausage became a PETA target recently. Law enforcement officials found no violations, and no need to press charges.
An Ohio State University researcher is coordinating a multi-state study testing for flu among pigs at fairs as swine infected with a flu virus. Two cases were confirmed so far this year at county fairs in Ohio.
Overall meat demand continues to uphold breakout prices for pork packers and finishers.
China is tackling soil, water pollution in agriculture reforms.
China plans to treat more waste from livestock breeding to improve its rural environment and reduce agriculture pollution in the world’s top pork producer.
Construction delays are pushing back the opening of a new pork plant in Iowa. Upon completion, the facility will create over 1,000 jobs for the surrounding area.
Wild pigs are as much a problem in Europe as they are in the U.S., say industry, government and health officials there. Rome’s Democratic Party has accused the city’s present administration of failing to tackle the problem of rubbish in the streets, thought to be a factor in attracting both wild pigs and rats.
During the 2017 World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Ia., the pork industry stressed the importance of trade and expanding trade markets.
From pigs in the show ring to the pork on the grill, World Pork Expo brings together every stakeholder in the pork industry. Five key priorities emerged July 6-9 during the 2017 event. Each one could affect your operation’s bottomline this summer.
Liability limits on hog farm nuisance awards passes Senate
Talks of pulling out of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is sending ripples through the pork industry, which has seen impressive demand so far this year.