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Pork exports bounce back
Data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation show that U.S. pork exports remained ahead of last year’s record volume pace in October. Pork exports for the month were the...
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2017 Census of Agriculture gets underway
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) has started mailing the 2017 Census of Agriculture to the nation’s producers. Conducted once every five years, the...
View ArticleIowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy report: Practice adoption increasing
Iowa State University, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources yesterday highlighted the Iowa Nutrient Reduction Strategy Annual Progress...
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FDA report: U.S. livestock antibiotic use lowest since 2009
America’s 60,000 pig farmers continue to do what’s right on the farm for people, pigs and the planet when it comes to demonstrating their commitment to antibiotic stewardship. That’s why last week’s...
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Producers, veterinarians reminded to report and test animals with any...
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is reminding Iowa pork producers and their veterinarians of the importance of reporting and testing all potential cases of Senecavirus A (SVA) in...
View ArticleIPPA announces 2018 Iowa Pork Congress
The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s 2018 Iowa Pork Congress will be held on Jan. 24 and 25 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. North America’s largest winter swine trade show and conference will...
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USDA: Vast majority of farms are family owned
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service issued its 2017 family farms report this month and to no one’s surprise, it showed that farming in Iowa and across the country is...
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December swine inventory larger than expected
The U. S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service’s latest Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report exceeded most projections. The total U.S. hog inventory on Dec. 1 was 73.23...
View ArticleIowa and Illinois meet in Pork Power Challenge game
When the University of Iowa and Illinois Fighting Illini men’s basketball teams meet in Champaign-Urbana on Thursday, there will be a lot more riding on the outcome than the first Big Ten Conference...
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Iowa DNR set to introduce eMMP at Pork Congress
It’s been more than a year since the Iowa Department of Natural Resources partnered with groups to develop a better way for farmers to file annual manure management plan updates. Called the eMMP, the...
View ArticleUSDA announces proposed rule to modernize swine inspection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its continued effort to modernize inspection systems through science-based approaches to food safety. USDA...
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ISU launches search for next ag college dean
Iowa State University has launched the search for the endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and director of the Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station. The...
View Article2018 Iowa Pork Regional Conferences announced
Contact: Drew Mogler, Producer Education Director (800) 372-7675, dmogler@iowapork.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! (CLIVE, Iowa) — The Iowa Pork Producers Association is inviting the state’s pig farmers to...
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2018 Iowa Pork Queen, Youth Ambassadors selected
(L to R) Cook, Travis and Spain. The Iowa Pork Producers Association has selected a young woman from Altoona to serve as the 2018 Iowa Pork Queen and lead the Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team during the...
View ArticlePork exports set volume record in 2017
U.S. pork exports reached the highest volume ever in 2017 with sales to more than 100 countries around the world, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
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U.S. Senate bill would exempt farms from reporting emissions
Legislation strongly supported by the National Pork Producers Council was introduced in the U.S. Senate yesterday to exempt farmers from reporting emissions from the natural breakdown of manure on...
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2018 Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Tour
June 17-20, 2018 SAVE THE DATE! The Iowa Pork Producers Association is hosting the ultimate pork industry experience! Beginning and ending in central Iowa, the 4 day tour will consist of visits to...
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Pork Industry Forum opens with gene editing presentation
Science, technology and global health author and journalist Michael Specter opened the annual pork industry forum today, offering his insights on gene editing to the more than 350 pig farmers and pork...
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Two young Iowa women named 2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow
The 2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow. From left, Emma, Adam and Christine. The National Pork Board announced today that Emma Lasco and Christine Snowden from Iowa and Adam Krause from South Dakota have...
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Naig to become new Iowa ag secretary
Two days after Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a USDA post, Gov. Kim Reynolds has selected his replacement. The governor announced today that she will...
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