The Ties that Bind
Show ring competition offers common ground for young and old...
Pork Board Gains New Member
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has appointed Longford, KS, pork producer Roy Henry to serve a one-year term on the National Pork Board. The vacancy...
Cromwell Takes Home Animal Nutrition Award
Gary Cromwell, professor in the Department of Animal/Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, was named the fourth winner of the Federation of Animal Science Societies/American Feed Industry Association New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award...
Pork Board Picks Leader
A Wisconsin pork producer has been elected president of the National Pork Board. Lynn Harrison from Elk Mound, serving his second, three-year term on...
Iowa Veterinarian Passes Away
The American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) announces that Bernard J. “Bernie” Curran, DVM, passed away June 18 at his home in Park View, IA, after...
Iowa State Animal Geneticist Named to Endowed Chair
Max Rothschild, an Iowa State University (ISU) animal geneticist, has been appointed to the Ensminger International Chair effective July 1...
USDA Announces Five Pork Board Appointments
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced five appointments to the 15-member National Pork Board...
The Masters
The Masters of the Pork Industry are a very special, handpicked group of pork industry visionaries. Herein, you will find the personal stories and business philosophies of this dynamic group...
Saluting the Masters
Our annual “state of the industry” report is always one of the most interesting and invigorating issues to write and produce each year. I'm hopeful that you find this issue equally so as you read...
Research, Education Awards Presented
Two awards for swine innovation in research and one for swine innovation in education were presented at the Midwest Section meeting of the American Society of Animal Science...





















