January
♦  Producer profitability top goal of new IPPA president
♦  Iowa to be well represented at 2010 Pork Forum
♦  2010 Iowa Pork youth representatives
♦  Iowa City chef wins 2010 Iowa Pork Taste of Elegance
♦  DNR extends winter manure application comment period
♦  Cherokee pork producers named good farm neighbors
♦  John Morrell packing plant in Sioux City to be closed
♦  DNR public hearing postponed
♦  Competitors work together to serve farmers, feed livestock

December
♦  USDA says Iowa hog numbers down slightly
♦  National Swine Nutrition Guide regional training conferences
♦  Manure application limits in effect today
♦  Winter manure application public hearings set by DNR
♦  Newly introduced pork cut finding favor in Japan
♦  Economics professor named associate dean for ISU Extension
♦  Livestock producers urged to take winter storm precautions November
♦  Commercial Manure Applicator training scheduled for Jan. 6

November
♦  September pork exports regain momentum
♦  Farmers give us much to be thankful for
♦  Agroville workshops to be held in Iowa in December
♦  Iowa all-natural bacon product wins national cooking magazine taste test
♦  Caspers completes 'challenging' year as USMEF chairman
♦  Iowa pork producers reach milestone in quality assurance
♦  Farm girl, UNI student promotes her way of life to peers
♦  USDA to buy more pork
♦  Registration now open for 2010 SowBridge education program
♦  ISU swine researcher: First draft of pig genome sequence an important advance for Iowa
♦  Iowa, ISU Pork Tailgate Package winners announced

October
♦  Free environmental assessments, nutrient management plan assistance available
♦  Manure Application Guidelines - Oct. 29, 2009
♦  Iowa pork producers pleased with news China intends to lift H1N1-induced pork ban
♦  2009 IPPA District Election Candidates - Oct. 26, 2009
♦  New Clean Water Act enforcement plan will focus on CAFOs
♦  NPPC urges CDC to provide novel H1N1 vaccine to swine industry workers
♦  ISU researcher: Manure could be valuable renewable energy source
♦  Clarification to EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting rule
♦  IPPA past president testifies before House Ag subcommittee on pork industry crisis
♦  NPPC asks Congress to help pork producers
♦  Vilsack to talk trade with China, the Philippines
♦  Iowa Pork Industry Center schedules PQA Plus advisor training session
♦  Manure agitation and pump out safety tips for pork producers
♦  August pork exports lag behind 2008 pace
♦  Pork: 'It Does a Body Good'
♦  Goldie’s Ice Cream Shoppe in Prairie City wins 7th annual IPPA Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin contest

September
♦  NPPC briefs U.S. trading partners on H1N1 flu
♦  Innovative on-farm environmental program takes root
♦  CSIF to launch innovative on-farm environmental program Sept. 10
♦  IPPA statement on Harkin announcement
♦  A Top Ten List: Preparing for Fall Manure Application
♦  Gov. Culver: USDA's action helps Iowa pork producers
♦  NPPC applauds USDA pork industry assistance
♦  Vilsack announces additional pork purchase
♦  2009 Pork Handbook now available

August
♦  Are pork producers playing chicken?
♦  Pork leaders meet with Vilsack at Iowa State Fair
♦  NPPC asks USDA to save pork industry
♦  Ag Secretary Vilsack to hold forum at Iowa State Fair
♦  Vilsack says USDA can't buy more pork right now
♦  USDA announces loan help for livestock producers
♦  Korea lifts restrictions on U.S. hogs, pork
♦  Culver, eight other governors call on Obama administration to help struggling pork industry
♦  Swine vet group issues recommendations on 2009 H1N1 influenza
♦  Recent advancements cause for optimism about PRRS eradication

July
♦  House passes 'improved' food safety bill
♦  The Other White Meat Tour comes to Des Moines
♦  Ferrell out, Adamson in at NPPC
♦  IPPA sponsoring 'free' pre-harvest PQA Plus® certification sessions
♦  Iowa Pork Industry Center to offer PQA Plus® Advisor Training
♦  Canadian pork 'bail out' would hurt U.S. pork producers
♦  CSIF to host farming forum Aug. 26
♦  Davenport chef captures Quad Cities Taste of Elegance competition
♦  IPPA unveils Pork Quality Assurance Plus® Site Status rebate program
♦  Swine Transition Seminar to be held for pork producers facing economic difficulties

June
♦  Latest quarterly pig report shows increased inventory in Iowa
♦  NPPC opposes climate change measure
♦  Ukraine lifts ban on U.S. pork imports
♦  Pork producers scrap plans for sow buyout program
♦  IPPA Board supports pork industry's We Care program
♦  Iowa pork producers and Fareway to celebrate Fourth of July
♦  Harkin staffer named to USDA post
♦  Cap and trade preferable to carbon tax, but added costs remain a serious concern
♦  Biosecurity conferences slated for Iowa livestock producers
♦  Sleezer to represent Iowa in pork leadership program

May
♦  Manure on frozen ground bill becomes law
♦  Proper animal handling techniques featured in National Hog Farmer
♦  Scranton pork producer to receive 'Good Farm Neighbor Award' for May
♦  Upper Midwest Manure Handling Expo to debut in Iowa
♦  Mexico leads surge in March pork exports
♦  Iowa DNR to eliminate manure management plan reminder letters

April
♦ Russia delists two Iowa pork plants
♦ CAST: More research needed to determine best sow housing
♦ NPPC wants Russia's WTO accession delayed until U.S. pork plants 'relisted'
♦ NPPC calls for study on impact of ethanol expansion
♦ February pork exports maintain strong momentum

March
♦  Public records expose PETA's true colors
♦  USDA agrees to additional pork purchase
♦  Iowa, U.S. hog numbers down 2 percent from December
♦  Lyon County pork producers named March's 'good neighbors'
♦  IPPA represents Iowa pork industry at Ag Day at the Capitol
♦  Antibiotics ban would hurt pigs and people
♦  NPPC urges Congress to back animal ID system
♦  EPA proposes greenhouse gas emissions reporting rule
♦  Iowa pork producer becomes NPPC president-elect
♦  2009 NPPC president announced
♦  Northey asks president to increase ethanol blend cap
♦  Burt family earns February Good Neighbor Award
♦  Iowa lawmaker cleared of activist allegations, reveals threats against her

February
♦  IPPA adopts formal ethanol policy
♦ 2007 Census shows growing trends in U.S. agriculture
♦ Pork producer from Janesville takes reins as Iowa Pork Producers Association president
♦ Iowa Concern hotline ready to serve pork producers
♦ Iowa DNR announces public hearings on proposed winter manure application rule
♦ China became largest pork importer in history in 2008

January
♦  NPPC sues EPA on emission reporting rule
♦  Large CAFOs urged to begin reporting air emission estimates
♦  NPPC supports changes to animal ID system
♦  IPPA Annual Meeting to be held Jan. 27
♦  USDA issues final 2008 crop report