Since its inception in 1942, the Master Pork Producers program has recognized 1,546 Iowa pig farming businesses.

Ahlers owns two 1,200-head wean-to-finish buildings as part of his northwest Iowa operation. He also has a 3,000-head feeder-to-finish facility and custom feeds hogs for his father and two local ...

One of the Democrats running for the U.S. Senate says the “Save Our Bacon Act” being touted by Iowa’s governor and Iowa Republicans in congress doesn’t address the real dilemma Iowa’s hog farmers face ...

For Iowa’s pork producers, the financial forecast for 2026 is defined by a sense of stability, with experts projecting a year ...

Sen. Ken Rozenboom and his family have farmed and raised hogs for decades in south central Iowa.

Iowa State University publishes monthly estimates of cost returns on hogs that provides a general outlook on the margins that many producers are experiencing. Returns on feeding for farrow-to-finish ...

As the Iowa State Fair opens, fairgoers' favorite food now has a new home befitting its status. The Iowa Pork Tent, the food stand at the corner of East Grand Avenue and East 34th Street on the ...

USDA is predicting that 2026 pork imports will be up 2.5% and 2026 pork exports will be up 1.8%. Both imports and exports in ...