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    April 2, 2018
    Valley City, N.D., farmer Monte Peterson worries about the potential impact on the soybean industry if tariffs are put on Chinese products and that country retaliates. Forum News Service
    Possible China trade repercussions feared in Upper Midwest
    VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A market is easier lost than gained, Valley City farmer Monte Peterson said. And that's got him worried. As the Trump...
    business/agricultureApril 2, 2018 - 6:52am
    February 10, 2018
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    AgweekTV: Minnesota millennial farmer
    Zach Johnson, from the small town of Lowry, Minnesota, has connected with farmers from all over the world, thanks to his informative, and often...
    newsFebruary 10, 2018 - 9:42am
    January 29, 2018
    A trio of red wattle pigs enjoy a day in the mud last summer on the Cuperus family farm near Reading. (Special to The Globe)
    Cuperus brothers test market for heritage pigs
    READING — On a farm not far from here, pigs are sprawled out and sleeping, rooting up the frozen cap in a dirt yard and frolicking on a weathered...
    business/agricultureJanuary 29, 2018 - 3:44pm
    January 20, 2018
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    AgweekTV: Show Goats
    Goats are becoming more popular in the show world. In fact, the number of goats in the region is on the rise. We met up with one family is working...
    newsJanuary 20, 2018 - 8:30am
    October 23, 2017
    Craig Jarolimek, chair of the North Dakota Livestock Alliance, talks about the importance of animal livestock in North Dakota during a visit to the Ransom Multiplier near Englevale, N.D., on Oct. 12, 2017. Jenny Schlecht / Forum News Service
    Group plans push for expanded livestock sector in ND
    ENGLEVALE, N.D.—As soybeans and corn have increased as crops of choice for North Dakota farmers, Craig Jarolimek said driving through the...
    newsOctober 23, 2017 - 7:00am
    February 5, 2016
    The former PM Beef plant in Windom is shown in this November 2015 photo. (File photo)
    Minnesota’s Glen Taylor, others buying PM Beef facility
    WINDOM— The former PM Beef processing plant in Windom is being purchased by a group of business partners that includes Minnesota billionaire...
    businessFebruary 5, 2016 - 10:13pm
    April 25, 2014
    Sylvia Wolters grills ground pork during an April 16 promotional visit to Coburn's supermarket in Pipestone.
    Pipestone woman honored as state's top pork promoter
    PIPESTONE — Sylvia Wolters enjoys promoting pork so much, she was willing to stand outside grilling in an unlikely April snowstorm. Granted,...
    business/agricultureApril 25, 2014 - 2:04pm
    March 13, 2014
    First case of porcine epidemic virus prompts changes for pork producers
    FARGO — Now that North Dakota has its first case of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus, pork producers, exhibitors and pig transporters are making some changes. The state Board of Animal Health, part of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture, decided last week that pigs being...
    newsMarch 13, 2014 - 9:06pm
    February 1, 2013
    Brad Freking, owner of New Fashion Pork, and Emily Erickson, animal wellbeing and quality assurance manager for New Fashion Pork, urge people not to donate to the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
    New Fashion Pork speaks out against HSUS
    JACKSON -- For years, the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has pleaded with people for donations through advertising campaigns that...
    newsFebruary 1, 2013 - 10:55am
    January 30, 2013
    Chris and Clare Veldhuizen, Edgerton, were recently awarded the Minnesota Pork Producers Family of the Year. (Alyson Buschena/Daily Globe)
    Veldhuizens receive Minnesota Pork Producers Association Family of the Year honor
    EDGERTON -- In the center of Chris and Clare Veldhuizen's kitchen -- like in many homes -- is their table, surrounded by chairs that have held...
    newsJanuary 30, 2013 - 9:06am
    January 25, 2012
    Uilk is Minnesota Pork Industry Swine Manager of the Year
    PIPESTONE -- When Mark Uilk learned he had been chosen as the 2012 Minnesota Pork Industry Swine Manager of the Year, he was surprised. "I felt very non-worthy at first," he admitted. "It's a real honor." Uilk is the manager at Twin Rock, a 5,000-head hog barn north of Pipestone...
    newsJanuary 25, 2012 - 11:01am
    May 22, 2011
    Kari Lucin/Daily Globe Kat and Bill Stephan of Jackson stand in front of the register at Kat's Hog Heaven.
    Good hogs go to the kitchen
    JACKSON -- Where do good hogs go when they die? If Kat and Bill Stephan have their way, good hogs go straight to the kitchen at Kat's Hog Heaven,...
    businessMay 22, 2011 - 5:30pm
    November 18, 2010
    Submitted Photo Worthington Public Utilities customer service supervisor Vida Iten (second from left) presents a rebate check to JBS plant manager Bob Krebs. Joining them are Joni Livingston, MRES Energy Services manager (left), Chuck Tennessen, JBS plant engineer, Jeff Buysman, JBS assistant plant engineer, and Lisa Fischer, MRES Energy Services field representative.
    JBS recognized for energy savings
    WORTHINGTON -- JBS is Worthington's largest consumer of energy, but recent changes at the pork processing facility have led to some major savings...
    newsNovember 18, 2010 - 9:36pm
    March 9, 2010
    Liepold, Spronk keep NPPC seats
    WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Pork Producers Council elected new officers and members to its board of directors during its annual business meeting March 4-6, in Kansas City, Mo. Taking over as president of the organization is Sam Carney, a producer from Adair, Iowa. Doug Wolf,...
    newsMarch 9, 2010 - 12:00am
    August 22, 2009
    Brief: PQA Plus, TQA trainings offered
    WINDOM -- Pork producers and livestock transporters can earn their individual certifications for Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus) and Transport Quality Assurance (TQA) at free evening trainings in Windom. The PQA Plus training will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today; and the TQA training...
    newsAugust 22, 2009 - 12:00am
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