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Nebraska Turns Back Sow Stall Ban Bill 

Proposed legislation backed by The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) to ban individual sow stalls during gestation suffered a swift defeat in the Nebraska legislature...

Pork Producer Groups Set Long-Term Lease 

The National Pork Board and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) have agreed on a new, nearly 30-year lease that allows the Pork Board to remain in its Des Moines, IA, headquarters building until...

National Pork Board CEO Resigns 

The chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Pork Board since 2001, Steve Murphy, has turned in his resignation...

Purdue University Extension Marketing Specialist Chris Hurt says 2008 may be the worst financial year for pork producers since the infamous 1998 

Purdue University Extension Marketing Specialist Chris Hurt says 2008 may be the worst financial year for pork producers since the infamous 1998...

Pork Checkoff Surveys Activist Groups’ Influence on Children 

Activist groups target children with educational materials claiming that people have no right to harvest animals for food....

Colorado Moves to Phase Out Sow Gestation Stalls 

The Colorado Pork Producers Council (CPPC) has announced plans to begin phasing in group housing for pregnant sows on hog farms over a 10-year period, according to a new release dated Dec. 18...

Pork Exports Rebound 

Despite being projected as a down year, U.S. pork exports continue to rebound in 2007, and in October (including variety meats) broke the record for a single month set in November 2006...

Court Denies Rehearing Of Air Emissions Case 

The U.S. pork industry scored a major victory Nov. 29 when a federal appeals court denied a request for a rehearing of a landmark environmental case...

NPPC Disappointed by EU Plan to Return to Subsidies 

European Union (EU) plans to reintroduce export subsidies for pork has the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) deeply disturbed...

New Web Tool Aimed at Improving Feed Utilization 

The National Pork Board has launched a new Web page aimed at helping pork producers optimize feed costs and maximize production efficiencies...

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