Vilsack Extends Sign-up Deadline
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced he is extending the sign-up deadline for the 2009 direct and counter-cyclical payment program from June 1 to Aug. 14 to give producers more time to analyze their options under the 2008 farm bill....
Two Swine Training Programs Offered in Minnesota in April
The University of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center at Waseca is offering the Farrowing Management Course to address pre- and post-farrowing and piglet care from birth to weaning....
Swine Veterinarians Set Attendance Record at 40th Annual Meeting
Record attendance punctuated the 2009 American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) annual meeting held March 7-10 in Dallas, TX...
2008 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Recognized at Pork Forum
The National Pork Board and National Hog Farmer magazine recognized the latest class of Environmental Steward Award winners during the National Pork Industry Forum in Dallas, Texas, March 5-7. ...
National Pork Board Honors Years of Service
Outgoing president Steve Weaver, pork producer from Elk Grove, CA, was recognized during the National Pork Industry Forum, March 5-7 in Dallas, TX. Weaver will continue as president of the National Pork Board through August....
Michigan Pork Exec Receives Distinguished Service Award
The Pork Checkoff honored Sam Hines of Holt, MI, as the winner of 2009 Distinguished Service Award. He is the executive vice president of the Michigan Pork Producers Association....
Wisconsin Producer Elected as New NPPC Vice President
Doug Wolf, a pork producer from Lancaster, WI, was named vice president of the National Pork Producers Council during the group’s annual business meeting held March 5-7 in Dallas....
Iowa Producer Advances to NPPC President-Elect Position
Sam Carney, a pork producer from Adair, IA, was named president-elect of the National Pork Producers Council during the NPPC’s annual business meeting in Dallas, TX, held March 5-7....
Butler to Lead NPPC
Don Butler, director of government relations and public affairs for Murphy-Brown LLC, the livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods Inc., was elected president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) during Pork Industry Forum in Dallas, March 5-7....
NPPC Delegates Support Quality Assurance Plans, Vote to Limit Ethanol Subsidies
Delegates to the National Pork Industry Forum, held in Dallas on March 5-7, adopted a number of resolutions during the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) annual meeting. ...
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