Of note: Smithfield, the ham company, was Virginia owned and operated until about 2013 when it was sold to a Chinese company for just over $4 billion. The bottom line: The Isle of Wight's old ham ...

Probably the best known Virginia ham is the Smithfield ham. But what does it take to be a genuine Smithfield ham? By law, the ham must be cured and aged at least six months in the town of ...

Eventually, the Virginia legislature set solid regulations for what could be sold as Smithfield ham, stipulating that the ...

That is, I would guess, particularly true if you`re a ham producer from Smithfield, Va., ”The Ham Capital of the World,” risking your reputation, indeed perhaps your livelihood, in competition ...

The town also is home to the world’s oldest cured ham from 1902 at the Isle of Wight museum. As important as the pork itself is Smithfield Foods, which employs about 3,800 people in Virginia.

Virginia’s most well-known state food is salty, cured country ham, also known as Smithfield ham because it is processed in the town of Smithfield. It’s a staple in Virginia cuisine.

SMITHFIELD, Va. — With Christmas just around the corner, Smithfield Foods is helping feed families across Hampton Roads and the surrounding areas with its "Hams for the Holidays." On Saturday ...

Blow away your dinner companions the next time you serve ham by sharing this fun piece of food trivia. Bloomberg /Contributor/Getty Images Geographically, Smithfield, Virginia, and Champagne ...

WH Group, the Chinese parent company of Virginia-based pork producer Smithfield Foods, is planning to put Smithfield’s businesses in the U.S. and Mexico on the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq ...