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  • FTA Letter 7-8-10
    Jul 8, 2010  - July 8, 2010The Honorable Nancy Pelosi The Honorable Harry ReidThe Honorable John Boehner The Honorable Mitch McConnellDear Speaker Pelosi and Leaders Reid, Boehner and McConnell:During the G-20 Summit in Toronto, President Obama announced his intention to set a Novemberdeadline for removing outsta... More
  • NPPC Briefing On Antibiotics
    Feb 24, 2010  - NPPC, along with members of Congress and animal industry organizations, co-hosted educational briefings on how farmers and ranchers utilize antibiotics to produce healthy animals.  A panel made up of of veterinarians, academicians and livestock producers spoke of the importance of maintaining a... More
  • Attack On America’s Pork Producers
    Feb 11, 2010  - A recent CBS Evening News story that attempted to link a rise in antibiotic-resistant illnesses in people with the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production was replete with inaccuracies. To read a refutation of its mistakes and for the real facts about pork, visit FactsAboutPork. More
  • NPPC Economic Testimony
    Oct 23, 2009  - Testimony of theNational Pork Producers Council On theU.S. Pork Industry Economic Crisis Before theU.S. House Committee on AgricultureSubcommittee onLivestock, Dairy, and Poultry October 22, 2009  IntroductionThe National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is an association of 43 state pork prod... More
  • Written Statement Of National Pork Producers Council On H.R. 2454, The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009
    Jun 11, 2009  - INTRODUCTION The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is an association of 43 state pork producer organizations and serves as the voice in Washington, D.C., of America’s 67,000 pork producers.The U.S. pork industry represents a significant value-added activity in the agriculture economy an... More
  • Comments Of The National Pork Producers Council On EPA’s Proposed
    Jun 10, 2009  - June 9, 2008Environmental Protection AgencyEPA Docket Center (EPA/DC)Mail Code 6102T1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.Washington, DC 20460,EMAIL: a-and-r-Docket@epa.govAttention Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2008-0508.Re: Comments Of The National Pork Producers Council On EPA’s ProposedMandatory Reporting of G... More
  • NPPC Testimony on Animal ID Systems
    Mar 11, 2009  -  Introduction The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is an association of 43 state pork producer organizations and serves as the voice in Washington, D.C., of America’s 67,000 pork producers. The U.S. pork industry represents a significant value-added activity in the agriculture economy... More
  • Country-of-Origin Labeling Law Goes Into Effect
    Sep 30, 2008  - The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) submits these comments on behalf of its members in response to the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on August 1, 2008. NPPC is a federation of 43 state pork producer organizations and represents the federal interests of about 67,000 U.S. pork... More
  • Producers Use Antibiotics To Protect Pigs, People
    Sep 25, 2008  -   In providing pork to the world, producers operate under a set of ethical principles, which broadly include humane and compassionate care for their pigs. Specific to animal-health products, producers use antibiotics judiciously and responsibly to protect pig health, to produce s... More
  • Groups Urge Congress Not To Extend Ethanol Tax Credit
    Sep 17, 2008  - We (the American Meat Institute, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, National Meat Association and the National Pork Producers Council) strongly oppose efforts to extend the $5 billion corn ethanol subsidy as a part of the Energy Independence and Investment Act of 2008. As you know, the Senat... More
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