Irish pork producers embraced innovation in the course of the late 19th century.
The drug, sulfamethazine, is used by pork producers to prevent upper respiratory disease in young pigs.
The ban is expected to hit pork producers the most.
He calculated that the ruling could mean a $100 million drop in annual income for the pork producers.
We are conscious of what pork producers are going through.
The successful 14-year-old marketing campaign of "the other white meat" showed consumers that pork producers had created a leaner product, he said.
He is also a local pork producer.
Pig farming is particularly important to Iowa, the nation's top pork producer.
Some bigger pork producers have made ambitious investments to guard against the hazards of confinement.
According to pork producers and many veterinarians, sows will fight if housed in pens.