Smithfield, where ham still rules By Chen Weihua (China Daily USA) Updated: 2014-02-18 10:48. ... Aside from bacon and sausage, there is a rich taste for art here too.

Smithfield Foods is closing the last smokehouse that creates the genuine Smithfield ham — the signature product of a Virginia town of 8,300 people.

If you think Smithfield is all about the ham, take a look at "The Smithfield Cookbook: Continuing Traditions," published late last year by The Woman's Club of Smithfield.

SMITHFIELD, Va. -- Smithfield Foods celebrated its newest food venture - a restaurant that showcases the company's hams and other specialty food products - over ham biscuits, roasted peanuts and ...

Over the summer, a team of VCU students and their teacher digitally preserved the last genuine Smithfield ham. Why it matters: Their work will help a Virginia museum maintain its vast collection ...

The program rewards fans for purchasing products such as hickory smoked bacon and sausage and will allow them to virtually visit Smithfield, VA, to earn points for prizes such as a year's supply of ...

Home to Fortune 500 company Smithfield Foods Inc., the town was established in 1752. It’s about 10.1 square miles in size, but houses something for everyone, including small businesses, good ...

SMITHFIELD, Va. — In an Isle of Wight tradition, the world's oldest ham (also affectionately called Hammy) is celebrating its 120th birthday at the county museum this Saturday. The ham was cured ...

The annual event will feature two stages of entertainment, inflatables, and plenty of ham biscuits and sweet potatoes. It is happening Saturday, May 6, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at 200 S. Front St.

Get ready for the return of the 38th annual Ham and Yam Festival in Smithfield! Three key players representing the festival's organizers and sponsors joined WRAL on Thursday morning to discuss the ...