You might've seen it on a holiday dinner table, or served in slices next to biscuits at a family restaurant. Yes, this is a story all about Virginia ham, arguably the Commonwealth's most iconic food.

I’m thinking of Virginia ham — not because Easter approaches and ham is often on the menu but because of an upcoming trip to Virginia. So, since this is a food column, I’ve also been thinking of ...

Smithfield Foods, producer of the iconic Smithfield Ham and the largest pork producer in the world, will go public in an initial public stock offering listing its shares on the Nasdaq Global Select ...

SMITHFIELD, Virginia (Reuters) - Painted pig statues grace the picturesque brick sidewalks of this small Virginia river town of 8,000, and its slogan, "Hams, History and Hospitality," probably tells ...