DES MOINES, IOWA – Nov. 13, 2018 – The National Pork Board, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today that they will engage in a foresight-based marketing study called Pork 2040. The …

Award Aims to Inspire and Connect With the Next Generation of Pig Farmers

DES MOINES, IOWA – October 15, 2018 – The National Pork Board is searching for the next class of Pig Farmers of Tomorrow, with applications now open …

WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 25, 2018 – The National Pork Producers Council is joining with more than 100 public- and private-sector U.S. organizations in a global initiative to create international standards and codes of practices to prevent unsafe residues of veterinary …

Producers urged to ask questions of feed suppliers

DES MOINES, IA – September 4, 2018 – With the expansion of the current outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in China, the National Pork Board, along with the National Pork Producers …

August 27, 2018

WASHINGTON, D.C., Aug. 27, 2018 – The National Pork Producers Council commended the Trump administration for providing assistance to America’s farmers suffering from the ongoing trade disputes with China, Mexico and other nations.

The U.S. Department of …

The U.S. pork industry has been hit harder than nearly every other sector of the U.S. economy as a result of the Trump Administration’s complex overhaul of U.S. trade policy. This overhaul has upended the global trade arena, resulting in …

Eight pork cuts meet the USDA’s guidelines for ‘lean’

DES MOINES, IA – June 28, 2018 – According to new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, following a Mediterranean-style eating pattern that incorporates lean red meat can …

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 21, 2018 – America’s pork producers, currently facing declining incomes, a growing labor shortage and market volatility caused by trade disputes, don’t also need to contend with red tape and unfunded mandates from Washington, the National Pork …

Washington, D.C., May 21, 2018 – Members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a letter to Virachai Plasai, ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the United States, calling for the removal of restrictions on imports of U.S. farm …

[The following statement was issued by the American Farm Bureau Federation, National Pork Producers Council, National Turkey Federation and the North American Meat Institute.]

The recent jury verdict against a North Carolina hog farm is a blatant assault on animal …