Des Moines, Iowa (Oct. 12, 2023) – The National Pork Industry Foundation, a nonprofit research and educational organization led by pork industry leaders and managed by the National Pork Producers Council, today opens applications for the Neil Dierks Scholarship to honor NPPC’s previous longtime CEO, Neil Dierks. The $5,000 scholarship is given annually to a…
Des Moines, Iowa (Oct. 4, 2023) – The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is now accepting the 2024 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship applications. Ten $2,500 scholarships are awarded to students annually who intend to pursue a career in the pork industry with aspirations to become industry leaders. CME Group and the National Pork…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 20, 2023 — Randy Spronk, a Minnesota pork producer and the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) past president, testified before the U.S. House Committee on Ways and Means’ Subcommittee on Trade as part of its hearing on “Reforming the Generalized System of Preferences to Safeguard U.S. Supply Chains and Combat China.” The…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 19, 2023 — Meghan Cline has joined the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) as director of policy communications. In her role, she will focus on strategies for effectively communicating NPPC’s policy positions to a wide variety of audiences, including producers, lawmakers, the media, and consumers. “Meghan is a welcome addition to the…
Statement by Scott Hays, NPPC president and Missouri pork producer: “America’s pig farmers applaud the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Biden administration’s denial of two baseless petitions seeking dramatic changes to long-standing and well-designed regulatory system to protect the environment and provide affordable food for the world. “Farmers work hard every day to adopt climate-smart…
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 27, 2023 — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) released its third quarter pork industry economic update to provide a snapshot of top pork industry issues, current trends, and marketing conditions impacting U.S. pig farmers. Key takeaways from the Q3 update include: California Proposition 12 creates significant challenges and market uncertainty for…
On June 16, 2023 (but not released until June 21, 2023) the Superior Court for the County of Sacramento issued an order further modifying certain aspects of the implementation schedule for California Proposition 12. The order effectively provides an extension of time for the continued sale of non-compliant whole pork meat already in the supply…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: introduction of the EATS Act, NPPC comments on proposed ‘Product of USA’ labeling, West Coast ports tentative agreement, new trade deals legislation and April U.S. pork exports trend upward. Take a deeper dive below. Republican Senators Introduced EATS Act to Protect Interstate Markets for Agricultural…
The expert panel focused on policy priorities, including the 2023 Farm Bill, labor, international trade and foreign animal disease DES MOINES, IA, June 7, 2023 — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) hosted a policy panel today at the 2023 World Pork Expo. NPPC board officers and experts discussed the pork industry’s current priorities vital to…
“The Supreme Court’s historical decision to define the limits of EPA authority under the Clean Water Act is a tremendous victory for America’s pork producers who have played a leading role for almost two decades in opposing the agency’s heavy-handed efforts to micromanage our farms. This ruling is a clear punctuation point after decades of…