Covid-19 Drives Changes for 2021 Iowa Pork Congress
The 2021 Iowa Pork Congress may not be an in-person event this year, but there are still virtual options for online sessions that will...
Swine & U: Cold Weather Transportation
By Jason Ertl, Ag Production Systems Extension Educator in Nicollet and Sibley countiesOriginally printed in The LAND – as December 11/December 18, 2020 Swine...
NPPC Applauds Proposed Change in Regulation of Gene-Edited Livestock
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The National Pork Producers Council is voicing its support for a proposal that would see the...
China pork output recovers sharply in 2020, down 3.3% year-on-year – stats bureau
China’s pork output fell in 2020, but recovered sharply from the year before as government support and industry investment helped revive a sector ravaged...
Hog Farm Cited for Waste Lagoon Failure
As a result, the state Department of Environmental Quality Division of Water Resources has issued a notice of violation and intent to enforce to...
Idlenot Farms | a leader in Innovation
Source: Pipestone Newsletter
“I can remember sitting in a booth at the World Pork Expo when this technology was just being developed. As it was...
JBS $24.5 Million Pork Price-Fixing Settlement Gets Early OK
The pork wholesalers leading a proposed price-fixing class action over an alleged industrywide cartel scheme won preliminary approval from a federal judge in Minneapolis...
Fire Does Major Damage to Hog Raising Operation in Illinois
Source: Effingham Radio
As many as 10,000 hogs and pigs were killed by a fire at the hog operation of Wes and Wanda Pitcher near...
USDA Invests $11.65 Million To Control Destructive Feral Swine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $11.65 million in 14 projects to help agricultural producers and private landowners trap and control feral...
Jerri Celebrates 20 Years with Iowa Select Farms
While many employees have memories about their first experience working with pigs, Jerri’s might be one of our favorites. “Me and my sisters decided...