Farmland Foods

The first students from Denison, Iowa, to participate in the Learners to Leaders/Science Bound program are about to graduate, and we couldn’t be prouder of them! Read More

Today, we announced a partnership with the legendary Richard Petty Motorsports (RPM) team for the upcoming 2012 NASCAR season. As primary sponsor for fifteen NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events, including February’s Daytona 500, this year NASCAR fans will see variety of Smithfield brands adorning the legendary No. 43 Ford Fusion, piloted by Aric Almirola. 

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In spring 2012, the first high school seniors to complete the Learners to Leaders program in Denison, Iowa, will graduate. A partnership between Smithfield Foods’ subsidiary Farmland Foods, the Denison Community School District, and Iowa State University’s Science Bound program, Learners to Leaders grooms students for success in college beginning in 8^th grade and continuing through high school. Read More

As Smithfield Foods becomes an industry leader, we know our collective progress is the result of individual ambition. Our employees desire to set the bar high is what makes this company thrive, and such dedication does not go unnoticed. Every year at our Internal Awards Conference, we recognize the outstanding efforts of our independent operating companies to make Smithfield’s operations more sustainable. Read More

The TeamMates Mentoring Program™ founded by former University of Nebraska football coach Tom Osborne and his wife Nancy has provided direction and encouragement to middle school and high school students in Nebraska communities since 1991. Read More

Smithfield supports the communities in which we operate, especially during tough times. When an EF-5 tornado struck and destroyed much of Joplin, Missouri, last May, Smithfield employees both in and out of state extended a helping hand to victims of the devastating storm. Read More

In the past few months, Smithfield and our independent operating companies have sponsored many World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD) events. This year we distributed 200 sampling kits and had over 750 participants! Sampling events were held across the country, including events in Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Kansas, Illinois, North Carolina, Minnesota, Massachusetts, South Dakota, Nebraska, Indiana, Iowa, Colorado, Georgia, Missouri, Ohio, and Utah. We also had multiple events sponsored in Poland and Romania! World Water Monitoring Day reported that worldwide they had participation from over 200,000 people in 85 countries. Read More

Each year we give Environmental Excellence Awards to projects and initiatives by our facilities that both help the environment and save money. On September 14, 2010, we held our annual Environmental Excellence Awards banquet during our Environmental Training Conference in Omaha, Nebraska. Over 100 representatives of Smithfield Foods, John Morrell, Smithfield Packing Company, Farmland Foods, and Murphy-Brown attended. This year’s theme was “Sustainability in Focus.” Dennis Treacy, our chief sustainability officer, and Bob Toy, director of environmental for Union Pacific, both spoke about the importance of sustainability for today’s companies. Read More

Smithfield is proud to recognize Farmland Foods for making a concerted effort to preserve the environment while at the same time assisting its employees. One way they are achieving this goal is through Environmental Scholarships for high school seniors. Read More