American Association of Swine Practitioners - a nonprofit educational professional society with approximately 2,000 members.

Breeds of Swine - a list and description of all the swine breeds.

Hog Watch - information and references on the environmental and health impacts of factory farms. Includes interactive farm locator maps.

Hogs and Pigs Report (Cornell University) - full-text report, issued four times yearly, presents data on the U.S. pig crop for 16 major states and the U.S.

Illinois Pork Net - an integrated, information access, technology transfer system for the purpose of addressing the needs of the swine sector within Illinois.

National Pork Producers Council - involved in national advertising and promotion for pork and is the single unified voice for America's pork producers on a wide range of industry and public policy issues.

PorkNet.com - business and technical information for the worldwide pork industry.

Purdue Pork Page - information on animal well-being, environment, genetics, health, housing, management, nutrition and more.

University of Georgia Pork Center - the UGA Swine Center is a research and teaching facility used primarily for research in pig nutrition.

Weekly Outlook on Hogs - provided every Friday by Glenn Grimes and Ron Plain of the University of Missouri.

COMPANIES / COOPERATIVES

Smithfield Foods, Inc. - the largest pork processor and the largest hog producer in the world.

FOREIGN COUNTRY INFORMATION

Australian Pork Corporation

Canada Pork International - established in 1991 as the export promotion agency of the Canadian pork industry.

Canadian Center for Swine Improvement - provides national genetic evaluations online; maintains a national database and national standards for data collection and evaluation.

Canadian Swine Breeders Association - national association with 200 members for Canada's swine breeding industry.

Ontario Swine Improvement, Inc. - genetic improvement services, test field services, home test carcass evaluation program, DNA testing.

PUBLICATIONS

Farm & Country Pork - Ontario, Canada's leading commercial pork industry magazine.

National Hog Farmer - provides professional hog producers with the information they need to keep their operations competitive.

Pork - the business magazine for professional pork producers.

STATE ASSOCIATIONS

Arkansas Pork Producers Association - mission to provide organization structure and avenues of service for which membership can promote pork as the meat of choice in the 21st century.

Illinois Pork Producers Association - mission to ensure a favorable climate for pork in Illinois.

Indiana Pork Producers Association- promoting pork as the meat of choice while enhancing the success of Indiana's pork industry.

Iowa Pork Producers Association - mission to provide leadership to the industry in order to enhance Iowa pork producers opportunity, profit, success and stewardship.

Minnesota Pork Producers Association - educates consumers and producers on issues relating pork.

Missouri Pork Association - mission to enhance opportunities for the success of Missouri and U.S. Pork Producers and other industry stakeholders.

North Carolina Pork Council - recipes, nutrition, consumer and industry information.

Ohio Pork Producers Council - the state association of the Ohio pork industry.

Wisconsin Pork Producers Association - strives to find new ways to promote consumer appreciation of pork as a vital mainstay of the American diet.