Hick Hop innovator debuts ‘Porkchop’ video for Pork Month
Remember the song “American Pie?” What about “Cheeseburger in Paradise” or the old “Pina Colada” song? Well, now comes “Porkchop.” Recording artist Troy Lee Coleman III, better known as Cowboy Troy,...
View ArticlePremises ID registration encouraged
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is encouraging all Iowa livestock farmers to make sure that all livestock locations have a premises identification number (PIN) and to make sure...
View ArticleIowa has new destination for pork tenderloin lovers
Contact: Kelsey Sutter, Marketing and Program Director (800) 372-7675, ksutter@iowapork.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! (CLIVE, Iowa) – The Iowa Pork Producers Association has selected a Webster City...
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‘Good Farm Neighbor Award’ presented to Sheets family
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey looks on as Barb and Leon Sheets hold the “Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award” plaque. A crowd of more than 50 friends, neighbors, agricultural organizations and...
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Tenderloin sales surge for 2017 IPPA contest winner
Midwesterners love their tenderloins and the winner of the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s 2017 Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin contest is now learning just how popular they are. Tenderloin lovers come...
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August U.S. pork exports slightly lower year-over-year
August pork exports increased from the previous month, but were down slightly year-over-year, according to statistics recently released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF)....
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Farmers encouraged to ‘keep the stubble’ during ‘No-Tillage November’
During a special month-long campaign called “No Tillage November”, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and its partners are encouraging Iowa farmers “keep the stubble” on their...
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Nominations being accepted for agriculture teaching award
Many teachers throughout Iowa integrate agriculture into their classroom to enrich student learning experiences and apply science, social studies, language arts and many other subjects. Through an...
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Tenderloin recipe change pays off for Winterset cafe
The Northside Café in Winterset changed its tenderloin recipe this year with an eye toward winning the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s 2017 Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin contest. The move paid off...
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USDA requests public comments on proposed revision to pork grade standards
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is inviting public comment on a proposed revision to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Pork Carcasses. The proposed...
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Vote for your Iowa Pork representatives
The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s annual election of board of directors and nominating committee representatives for 2018 is now under way. Members are being asked during November to vote for their...
View ArticleAmerica’s pig farmers demonstrate principles of One Health Day
The National Pork Board, representing America’s 60,000 pig farmers, is pleased to celebrate global One Health Day on Nov. 3 by reaffirming its ongoing commitment to the core value of doing what’s right...
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Local food pantry benefits from IPPA pork contest winner
Pantry Manager Celia McCollum (left) and Great Pork Giveaway winner Jan Thorsen pose with several pork products available at the pantry. A Clive woman will be buying pork throughout 2018 after winning...
View ArticleIowa Pork Cash Order Form
Iowa Pork Cash from the Iowa Pork Producers Association is a great and simple way to give the gift of pork! You can purchase Iowa Pork Cash in denominations of $5 and $20. These coupons can be redeemed...
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Power Snack™ Ham Sandwich Program for kids in need
Iowa’s largest pork production company and its foundation is expanding a program aimed at reducing childhood hunger in Iowa. Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation fund and organize...
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Iowa pig farmers help feed the needy on ‘Giving Tuesday’
Iowa’s pig farmers have always been generous in coming to the aid of the less fortunate and that was the case again this morning in downtown Des Moines. To celebrate “Giving Tuesday,” several pork chop...
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Pig farmers pay it forward, ham by ham
The National Pork Board, the Iowa Pork Producers Association, Smithfield Foods and PrairieFresh® Premium Pork joined forces today to support the second annual #HamsAcrossAmerica campaign in central...
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New research finds PRRS protection for piglets
Raymond “Bob” Rowland of Kansas State University has created a way to protect swine offspring from the devastating PRRS virus during reproduction. In the words of Kansas State University researcher...
View ArticleMore frequent sow feedings reduce stillborn numbers
New research in the animal science department of Denmark’s Aarhus University shows that the duration of farrowing increased with increasing time from the sow’s last meal until farrowing began. The...
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Iowa’s largest pork producer hosts 7th ‘Operation Christmas Meal’
Christmas came early for many central Iowans this morning as Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation gave away 5,000 pork loins to anyone in need. The Iowa State Fairgrounds gates...
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