Both of their children are raising their own animals and love helping out on the farm. “Educating the kids, to me, is the actually most rewarding part of being a farmer,” says Alaina Imhoff, Niman Ranch. foodtank.com/news/2023/07/a…

Our partner, ButcherBox, continues to impress us! We're proud to supply their high quality, humanely and sustainably raised pork. Read about it>> forbes.com/sites/chloesor… #raisedwithcare

The pork industry is divided over a federal bill, the EATS Act, that would overturn Prop 12, a California animal welfare law. The industry's trade group supports the bill, but some firms have already spent money to comply with Prop 12 and want it upheld. reuters.com/world/us/us-po…

⚠️Do⚠️not⚠️miss⚠️ these excellent piggie photos taken by Leah Millis during our recent trip to Randy Hutton, Jr.’s farm in Chestertown, Maryland, where he raises hogs for Niman Ranch in compliance with Prop 12.

US Head of Food Business Julia Johnson is currently attending the Niman Ranch Hog Farmer Appreciation Celebration. CIWF commends Niman Ranch for never using gestation or farrowing crates and for providing an opportunity for American farmers to give pigs a better quality of life.

"You have to make a profit to be sustainable. Without Niman, almost 100% of our farmers wouldn't be doing this at all. It's an access to market," says Paul Willis. #HogFarmerCelebration

"If you can simulate the hogs' natural environment, they can be happy, and let me tell you, my husband is way happier." Deleana & Tim Roseland joined Niman Ranch in 2005, after raising conventional confinement pigs for 20 years. #HogFarmerCelebration

"The rest of society can perhaps open opportunities to African Americans by realizing that they have had a rich and long history of various career paths within the food system," says Toni Tipton-Martin Toni Tipton-Martin #HogFarmerCelebration

“It’s completely different raising pigs outside. I see a whole different animal, in the way they act,” says Eric Boor, Niman Ranch. “When you lock them up in hog confinement, they get aggressive. I don’t have that on our farm.” foodtank.com/news/2024/01/y…

SNEAK PEAK: The Black Women in Food Summit panels are just what you need. From food styling by Niman Ranch, to culinary career exploration by Recruiter Thompson , and connecting the Black diaspora by WANDA, we're about learn alot! Don't miss it: April 26-27 blackwomeninfood.org/summit

Excellent article in Modern Farmer on raising animals without routine antibiotics including quotes from FACT's Steve Roach on why we need to reduce antibiotic overuse. Niman Ranch modernfarmer.com/2024/04/people…

.Niman Ranch is giving a voice to the hundreds of smaller farmers and producers who would be hurt by House Farm Bill language attempting to undermine #Prop12. This language is controversial even within the pork industry. It's time to nix the Prop 12 “fix” 🙌 Read more:

90% vs. 85% vs. 80% Lean: What's the Best Ground Beef for Burgers? To find the answer, I spoke to Chef Andrew Hunter, Executive Chef Niman Ranch , a network of more than 600 family farms and ranchers raising beef, pork, and lamb humanely and sustainably. simplyrecipes.com/best-ground-be…

Really enjoyed the Niman Ranch Beef Sunnit featuring a great Deena Shanker led rancher panel, a meat cutting demonstration, a field ranch tour and more. I had great discussions with chefs, butchers, wholesale professionals and faculty & students from the host org University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Beef retailers, suppliers and producers within the Niman Ranch network, across the country, convened at ENREEC this morning as part of their Beef Education Summit. UNL Beef

Thank you to the Specialty Food Association Association for inviting Food Tank to moderate a plenary conversation called "Discover the Future of Food" alongside luminaries Kim Severson, @NYTimes; Paul Willis, @nimanranch and Anna Hammond, Matriark Foods. #fancyfoodshow #thefof

“Independent family farms are the bedrock of healthy rural economies." But between 1935 and 2023, the number of farms in the U.S. decreased by 72 percent, while the average farm size nearly tripled. foodtank.com/news/2024/06/r… (features Niman Ranch via Emily Payne)

Food Tank is so excited to join Niman Ranch again for our annual Hog Farmer Appreciation Celebration Educational Summit in Des Moines on Aug 23-24th. We have an incredible lineup of confirmed speakers and moderators planned including (in order of appearance): -Danielle

.Rural Development Iowa Director Greenfield attended the 2024 Hog Farmer Appreciation Celebration hosted by Niman Ranch Niman Ranch.

“Restaurants and Farms are Key Solutions to the Climate Crisis.” @FoodTank and the @BeardFoundation present a #ClimateWeekNYC Kick-Off Summit held at the Platform by JBF space in Manhattan on Monday, September 23rd. A special thank you to our partners Planet FWD, Brightly,