July pork export volume tops year-ago level
U.S. pork exports posted solid results in July, with volumes trending higher than a year ago, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) this...
View ArticleReicks View Farms opens ultra-modern hog barn
Nestled neatly between corn fields on about two acres near Lawler in rural Chickasaw County is a new hog building. It’s not a typical looking pig barn and what’s inside tells you it’s not. The facility...
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TPP pig farmers’ top priority during fall legislative fly-In
Iowa Pork Producers Association leaders meet with Iowa Congressman David Young at his office in Washington, D.C. Getting a vote this year on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement was the top...
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Iowa Pork to participate in governor’s trade mission to China, Japan
IPPA President Al Wulfekuhle of Quasqueton addresses the media during the governor’s news conference. Governor Terry Branstad will lead a delegation of Iowa agricultural interests on a trade mission...
View ArticleIowa pig farmers bracing for economic challenges
The record swine inventory numbers contained in Friday’s quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service spells difficult times ahead for Iowa and U.S. pig farmers....
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Iowa pig farmers celebrate October Pork Month
October became known as Pork Month because it marked the time of year when hogs were traditionally marketed. Today, it serves as a celebration to thank pork producers and share their stories with...
View ArticleDes Moines has Iowa’s ‘Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin’
Contact: Kelsey Sutter, Marketing and Program Director (800) 372-7675, ksutter@iowapork.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE! (CLIVE, Iowa) – Iowa’s “Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin” this year is right in the...
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Des Moines has Iowa’s ‘Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin’
Nick’s owner Nick Iaria. Iowa’s “Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin” this year is in the capital city. Nick’s on Army Post Road on the city’s south side has been judged to have the best tenderloin in the...
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Pork exports strong in August
U.S. pork exports posted the highest monthly values of 2016 in August, according to statistics released this week by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports were up...
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Collins’ Struthers family collects October’s ‘Good Farm Neighbor Award’
The Struthers family of Collins with the “Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award.” The current past president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association and his family is the latest pork producer to be named...
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IPPA sponsoring Pork Month promotions at local supermarkets
The Iowa Pork Producers Association held an October Pork Month promotion yesterday at one of the Des Moines Metro’s newest supermarkets. Fareway Stores officially opened its 115th facility in Johnston...
View ArticleVote for your Iowa Pork representatives
The Iowa Pork Producers Association’s annual election of board of directors and nominating committee representatives for 2017 is now under way. Members are being asked during November to vote for their...
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IPPA’s Hoppes receives Iowa State University award
The consumer “face and voice” of the Iowa pork industry has been honored by Iowa State University. Joyce Hoppes, consumer information director for the Iowa Pork Producers Association for more than 35...
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ISU Alumni Association honors Degners
Nancy and Rich Degner An Ankeny couple with strong career ties to the Iowa pork and beef industries picked up the Iowa State University Alumni Association’s highest award last week. Rich and Nancy...
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Farmers reminded about anhydrous application best practices
Farmers are reminded to wait until soil temperatures remain below 50 degrees F. before applying anhydrous ammonia (NH3) fertilizer this fall. Soil temperatures have been slow to cool due to the...
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Strong pork exports posted in September
September was another solid month for U.S. pork exports as totals soared above year-ago levels, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) on Nov....
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Pig farmers celebrate antibiotic stewardship progress
Iowa’s pig farmers and others around the nation have a long history of doing what’s best for their animals, their customers and their communities. This commitment matches the goals of the U.S. Centers...
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Iowa pork industry mourns loss of RAGBRAI’s ‘Mr. Pork Chop’
A past president of the Iowa Pork Producers Association who later became a well-known figure on the Register’s Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) has passed away. Paul Bernhard of Bancroft...
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Pork Checkoff addresses growing pork supply
Iowa’s and America’s pig farmers will produce a record-breaking number of market hogs this year, resulting in ample supplies of pork hitting grocery stores and restaurants. It is anticipated that this...
View ArticleCheckoff responds to discovery of antibiotic-resistant gene
The National Pork Board is reacting today to the recent Ohio State University research paper detailing researchers’ discovery of an antibiotic-resistant gene in one swine farrowing barn. An important...
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