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Iowa Pork Industry a Critical Player in State’s Economy
The work of Iowa’s pig farmers is the core of a vital pork industry in the state, says a new study released by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). Providing Jobs, Economic Activity Iowa’s 5,418...
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Audubon County economy benefits from local pork industry
Iowa remains the country’s top pork-producing state, even as 2020 has doled out a constant barrage of changes. One of the most constant elements is the economic activity in Iowa’s rural counties that...
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In a Year of Changes, Pork Month Focuses on a Constant
Iowa remains the country’s top pork-producing state, even as 2020 has doled out a constant barrage of changes. Iowa pig farmers and all other essential workers in the pork industry, from truck drivers...
View ArticleFinalists Named for Iowa’s 2020 Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin
The top five finalists have been announced for the 18th annual Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Contest in Iowa. The contest is presented by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA) and managed by its...
View ArticlePrairieMoon On Main in Prairieburg Wins 2020 Tenderloin Contest
Loren Lacy has spent nearly four decades comparing breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches from eateries across Iowa. So when he and his wife Amy bought a restaurant about a year and a half ago, they set...
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Saying Thanks to Essential Workers at Pork Plants
Keeping America fed during the COVID-19 pandemic has been nothing short of heroic, and Iowa pig farmers want employees at pork-processing plants to know that their work is appreciated. As COVID-19...
View Articledsm Magazine’s Virtual Dinner Party Sponsored by Iowa Pork
How can a printed pork ad be more engaging? When it’s paired with a dinner party. And a video commercial. And shoutouts on social media. “We wanted to do something different, thinking outside the...
View ArticleCounty Pork Producers Across Iowa Celebrate #Porktober20
County organizations across Iowa found fun ways to celebrate National Pork Month, or #Porktober20, by using pork to bring their communities together. Read about a few: Audubon County As she does...
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Pork Producers Supporting Blood Donations Across Iowa
(Clive, Iowa) November 17, 2020 — While COVID-19 has put a damper on many of our social events, it has also threatened to leave Iowa with a critical shortage of blood donations. Since March, at least...
View ArticleHOG Awards Made at the 2020 Iowa High School State Football Championships
Six Iowa high school football players took home awards recognizing their play during the final games at the 2020 Iowa High School State Football Championships last week. Hog of the Game (HOG) awards...
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COVID-19 Drives Changes for 2021 Iowa Pork Congress
The January 2021 Iowa Pork Congress will look much different than the 48 previous events hosted by the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). The IPPA Board of Directors decided to cancel the Iowa...
View ArticleFor Advertisers in Iowa Pork Producer
The Iowa Pork Producer is the official publication of the Iowa Pork Producers Association. It is sent standard mail from Des Moines, Iowa, to Iowa pork producers, educators and allied business partners...
View ArticlePork Producers Name 2021 Youth Leadership Team
Leah Marek, Riverside; Paige Dagel, Sanborn; and Reagan Gibson, Panora, are the 2021 Iowa Pork Youth Leadership Team. They were selected from the 11 young Iowans who competed for the honor earlier this...
View ArticleIowa Pork Industry Center Earns President’s Award from Pig Farmers
The Iowa Pork Industry Center (IPIC) at Iowa State University was presented with the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s first President’s Award this week. The award recognizes all employees at IPIC for...
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Iowa Pork Schedules Regional Conferences for February
The Iowa Pork Producers Association is inviting the state’s pig farmers to attend one of the four Iowa Pork Regional Conferences being held in February. The events are being held at different locations...
View ArticleIPPA Announces 2020 Master Pork Producers, Pork Partners
At the 2021 Iowa Pork Congress banquet, the Iowa Pork Producers Association introduced the 2020 class of Master Pork Producers and Master Pork Partners. A Master Pork Producer award denotes an...
View ArticleNortheastern Iowa Farmer Receives Pork All-American Award
Third-generation farmer, Mark Dolan of Masonville, has been named the 2020 recipient of the Pork All-American Award from the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). The Buchanan County farmer was...
View ArticleMaster Seedstock Producer Award Goes to Rod Fee
A century-old family business in Warren County earned the 2020 Master Seedstock Producer Award for the current patriarch. Rod Fee of Ackworth, who runs Fee Farms Show Pigs with his son, Eric, was...
View ArticleIowa Pork Producers Association Being Led by Southwest Iowa Man
Dennis Liljedahl, a second-generation pig farmer from Essex, is the new president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association (IPPA). The change in leadership followed the IPPA annual meeting on Jan. 26....
View ArticleIPPA Delegates Support Swine Health and Marketing Proposals
The past year of living through COVID-19 has made everyone aware of what pork producers have known for some time. There are severe negative economic impacts and movement constraints that come with a...
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