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Iowa’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin is in Belmond
A Belmond restaurant that’s been under current ownership for less than a year is the 2015 winner of the Iowa Pork Producers Association’s Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin contest. Joe and Jewel McFarland...
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Contact: Kelsey Sutter, Marketing and Program Director (800) 372-7675, ksutter@iowapork.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! (CLIVE, Iowa) – A Belmond restaurant that’s been under current ownership for less than...
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New online options for certified manure applicators
New online options make training and fee payment easier than ever for more than 4,500 certified Iowa manure applicators. “Applicators can still complete training in person, watch a video at a county...
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Iowa’s second-best tenderloin is ‘fantastic’
Missy and Steve Sanson of Three C’s Diner in Corning display one of their award-winning tenderloins. The Iowa Pork Producers Association Restaurant and Foodservice Committee traveled to Corning in...
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Meier family of Clarinda receives ‘Good Farm Neighbor Award’
Deputy Iowa Ag Secretary Mike Naig presents the “Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award” to Brenda and Curtis Meier of Clarinda. About 100 family, friends and neighbors gathered today near Clarinda in Page...
View ArticleAmerica’s pig farmers address Subway
The nation’s 67,000 pig farmers today placed a full-page, paid advertisement in the Wall Street Journal that addresses Subway Restaurants’ decision concerning antibiotic use in food animals. Subway,...
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National Pork Board defines antibiotic research and education priorities
The National Pork Board yesterday announced the seven members of its blue ribbon panel on antibiotics, an outcome of the Pork Checkoff’s stewardship plan first defined in June. The new, third-party...
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Annual IPPA election under way
Iowa Pork Producers Association members are now in the process of electing board and nominating committee representatives for 2016. The election process allows each IPPA member to vote for their...
View ArticleMissouri manure-to-energy project advances
A project to turn hog manure into renewable natural gas at a Smithfield Hog Production facility in Missouri is on target for completion next summer. Roeslein Alternative Energy announced on Nov. 3 that...
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‘Produce healthy livestock, get safe food’
Joe Rotta, Merrill People today are talking more about, and taking a greater interest in, how their food is produced. But they’re also a bit confused about the role of antibiotics in meat production....
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SE Iowa hog barn open house draws strong support
The new Farson Livestock hog buildings are owned by (from left) Jim and Joan Sterling, Jaime and Andrew Vandehaar and Josh Sterling of Hedrick. One of the best and quickest ways for young people to...
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Pork part of record-breaking day in Iowa City
The University of Iowa held a unique sporting event on Nov. 14 in Iowa City and the Iowa Pork Producers Association played a significant role in the record-breaking event. The day started with “Grapple...
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New development in PRRS battle ‘encouraging’
A team of University of Missouri, Kansas State University and Genus, plc, researchers has bred pigs that are resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) and the early-stage...
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October pork exports show improvement in down year
U.S. pork exports in October edged higher than the previous month, but were still down from a year ago, according to data released by USDA and compiled this week by the U.S. Meat Export Federation....
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Iowa producer providing pork for armed services members
The Pork Care Packages provided by the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation include a pork cookbook and $38 worth of coupons redeemable at any grocery store. The coupons are good for any brand or cut of...
View ArticleReturning next generation to farm is CSIF conference focus
The Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers will be hosting its eleventh annual Farming for the Future Conference on Jan. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Quality Inn and Suites in Ames. The “Bringing...
View ArticlePig farmers invited to discuss new antibiotic guidelines
Iowa pig farmers have the opportunity to learn about new U.S. Food and Drug Administration-mandated antibiotic guidelines at a meeting being hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach...
View ArticleIowa pork producer holds Operation Christmas Meal
Iowa Select Farms and the Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation organized an Operation Christmas Meal earlier this month in Des Moines, continuing what has become an annual holiday tradition. Iowa’s largest...
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Chuckies Tenderloins invited to Rose Bowl
The 90,000-plus fans attending the 2016 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on Jan. 1 will be in for a special pork tenderloin treat. Chuckies Tenderloins of Dewitt will be on hand selling its...
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December 1 U.S. hog inventory highest in 27 years
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its quarterly Hogs and Pig Report this afternoon and it shows a slight decline in the Iowa herd over the past quarter. As of Dec. 1, there were...
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