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Gibbons explained that the Packers and Stockyards Act, a 100 year-old anti-trust law, hasn’t been properly updated until now to tackle modern market consolidations.

Learn more about the BQA program and become certified this fall

The NPPC has started the Young Pork Advocates Program, aiming to develop advocacy skills among young individuals in the pork industry.

Students in third through seventh grade will compete as juniors and students in grades eighth through 12th grade will compete as seniors. Students can compete as individuals and in teams.

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s Pioneer Farm is leading the way in agricultural innovation with the introduction of the GreenFeed machine, a groundbreaking technology in livestock emissions research.

Dale and Lori Stevermer, pork producers from Easton, Minn., were named a 2024 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota and IDEAg Group at Farmfest! in Morgan, Minn. Honored farm families are chosen, one per county, by local University of Minnesota Extension committees based on their demonstrated commitment to their communities and

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) unveiled a new Strategic Investment Program, “Young Pork Advocates,” for young individuals ages 18-22. This initiative expands on NPPC’s Strategic Investment Program and aims to empower young advocates within the pork industry. At the 2024 World Pork Expo, NPPC hosted the inaugural Young Pork Advocates Issues Meet contest, which

A fire broke out at a swine barn on Brown Road in Versailles, Ohio, late on Friday evening. Crews from multiple surrounding jurisdictions arrived soon after, as the fire triggered a second- and third-alarm response. A three-alarm fire call brings triple the amount of firefighters, trucks and equipment to the scene of the fire. Any

The Canadian Pork Council (CPC) and the Canadian Meat Council (CMC) have issued an urgent plea to the federal government to prevent an impending national rail strike, which could begin as early as August 22, 2024.

This week, government regulators announced a significant recall of European Butcher brand back bacon due to potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacterium that can cause serious illness.