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  • Dec. 15, 2012
    Article

    Preparing for 2013

    How would you rank the pork industry challenges in the order of importance? Would your list include sow gestation housing, antibiotic use in livestock, the Renewable Fuels Standard/ethanol production, 2013 Corn Crop, Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS)?...More
  • Caramel Apple Pork Chops
    Oct. 30, 2012
    Article

    Caramel Apple Pork Chop Recipe Combines Autumn Flavors

    This amazing recipe from the National Pork Board is a perfect way to celebrate autumn! It combines the delicious flavors of pork with the zesty goodness of apples and spices....More
  • President Obama and former Governor Romney with pork chops.
    Oct. 26, 2012
    blog

    Does Either Candidate have the Pork Industry’s Back?

    For much of this week, I’ve been on a quest to find pictures of President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney eating pork chops. Remember back to state fair season when the two candidates were doing everything they could to portray an image of their “connectedness” to the people? They waded into the crowd at the Iowa State Fair, seized a pork chop and proceeded to sink their teeth in with gusto while the cameras rolled....More
  • Minnesota Pork Board members present ground pork donation.
    Oct. 26, 2012
    News

    Minnesota Pork Board Makes 5,000-lb. Pork Donation to Feed Hungry People

    In celebration of October Pork Month, the Minnesota Pork Board (MPB) donated 5,000 lb. of ground pork to the Second Harvest Heartland in St. Paul, MN, this week. Second Harvest Heartland is the Upper Midwest’s largest hunger relief organization....More
  • The Iowa Food & Family Project unites producers and consumers.
    Oct. 17, 2012
    News

    Inspiring Greater Trust in Today’s Farms

    A strategic partnership supported by Iowa’s pork producers is bringing farming to life for thousands of Iowans and creating greater understanding and trust in today’s farms and food system....More
  • Oct. 12, 2012
    blog

    Let’s Get This Conversation Started

    I don’t usually turn to the New York Times when I’m trolling for pork industry news, but an article published in last Friday’s issue of that newspaper definitely caught my attention. This is how it started, “Sow 44733 had broken the shoulder of one of her pen mates, rousted another who was huddled in the corner and was chewing on the ear of a third.” This served as the first clue that this wasn’t going to be a typical “the-world-would-be-better-without-gestation-crates” story in the non-farm media....More
  • Oct. 5, 2012
    blog

    Every Month is Pork Month!

    October is pork month. National Hog Farmer is honored to serve as the business magazine of the pork industry and we are proud of our hard-working pork producer readers. While covering the news, it has been a bit discouraging to see all of the energy that being poured into attacks on the pork industry lately. But there is good news too, and we want you to share your positive pork industry stories!...More
  • Oct. 4, 2012
    News

    Mascot Promotes Pork Industry at North Carolina State Fair

    The N.C. Pig mascot will provide Facebook and Twitter updates from North Carolina State Fair while serving as an ambassador for the state's pork industry....More
  • Sep. 28, 2012
    News

    Honoring Missouri’s Producers for October Pork Month

      Missouri agriculture kicked off October Pork Month a few days early, with a celebration at the Missouri Department of Agriculture in Jefferson City earlier this week. Missouri Director of Agriculture Jon Hagler, in partnership with the Missouri Pork Association, recognized the farm families behind the nearly three million hogs and pigs raised in Missouri, and the contributions those men and women make in their communities and throughout the state....More
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