Ashton Kutcher and the manager of U2 and Madonna have pitched into the latest investment in Crowd Cow. The company that delivers meat straight from the farm to your door has announced an $8 million Series A financing round led by Madrona Venture Group with new participation from Ashton Kutcher & Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures […]

Five California animal rights activists who said they were saving piglets from a Utah farm in a video they posted on social media are now facing some serious charges. On Monday, the Utah Attorney General’s Office charged the Direct Action Everywhere members with engaging in a pattern of unlawful activity, two counts of burglary committed […]

A Buffalo Center, Iowa man has been charged with felony first-degree theft and third-degree burglary after authorities say he stole 150 pigs from Christensen Farms in November. According to the Globe Gazette, Robert Lee Morales, 20, has been charged in the Lake Mills facility theft that took place the morning of Nov. 4. On Nov. […]

Lab research out of Ohio State University shows pig virus has the potential to spread between species, including humans.

The 10 neighbors that won a nuisance lawsuit against Murphy-Brown over alleged odor complaints from a 15,000 head contract hog facility will not be getting their $50 million, instead they will be dividing up $3.25 million. U.S. District Court Judge Earl Britt ruled Monday to reduce the damages based on a state cap on punitive […]

The National Pork Board says over the last decade the U.S. has played a leading role in advancing animal agriculture’s environmental efforts.

A South Dakotan and two Iowans have earned the National Pork Board’s title of 2018 Pig Farmers of Tomorrow. Adam Krause from South Dakota and Emma Lasco and Christine Snowden, both from Iowa, were recognized Thursday at the 2018 National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City. “It is important for the Pork Checkoff to recognize […]

The National Pork Board has named Leon Sheets from Ionia, Iowa, as America’s Pig Farmer of the Year for the remainder of 2017-18 program year.

The search is on for the next America’s Pig Farmer of the Year. The National Pork Board has announced that applications are now open.

Last week the USDA finalized a regulation that will allow all Mexican states to export pork to the United States, a move supported by the National Pork Producers Council. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is implementing a science-based risk assessment that determined Mexico is free of Classical Swine Fever (CSF), highly contagious […]