May 20, 2022 MEATPACKING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR BILL SENT TO FULL HOUSE FOR VOTEThe House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday advanced the “Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act,” H.R. 7606, to the House floor for a vote. The bill would create a special investigator at USDA to bring civil actions for violations of the Packers & Stockyards…
May 13, 2022 SEC EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD ON CLIMATE REPORTING PROPOSALThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended to June 17 the comment period on its proposed regulation mandating that publicly-traded companies report on their carbon emissions and other climate-related data and on similar information from partner companies, suppliers, and distributors. The SEC responded…
April 15, 2022 AG GROUPS ENCOURAGE USDA TO MOVE FORWARD WITH RULE ON GENE EDITINGNPPC this week joined 10 other agricultural organizations in sending a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that expressed continued support for USDA’s effort to develop a “modern” regulatory structure for gene editing in livestock. The groups pointed out that gene editing can…
OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL INCLUDED MANY PORK INDUSTRY PRIORITIESThe omnibus spending bill to keep the government operating through fiscal 2022 — approved by Congress last week and signed into law by President Biden this week — included nearly two dozen pork industry priority provisions and programs, with increased funding, that will benefit U.S. producers. A lot…
NEW SPENDING BILL INCLUDES EXTENSION OF LIVESTOCK PRICE REPORTING LAWIn the result of an extensive lobbying initiative, NPPC scored a huge victory with Senate and House passage this week of an omnibus budget bill to keep the government operating through fiscal 2022. A long list of NPPC priorities were funded in the $1.5 trillion spending…
Home / Food Safety / Page 7 Speaking for the Entire U.S. Pork Industry × America’s pig farmers work hard every day to raise their animals responsibly and produce safe, affordable, and nutrient-dense foods for people to enjoy. They need a strong public voice, especially where decisions affecting their livelihoods are being made. NPPC presents…
PHILIPPINES CONSIDERING EXTENDING HIGHER QUOTA, REDUCED TARIFFS ON PORKThe Philippines government this week indicated it may extend through the end of 2022 the country’s increased Minimum Access Volume (MAV) quota for imported pork and the reduced tariffs on pork under and over the quota. The MAV, which in May was increased to 254,000 metric tons,…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 12, 2021 – The National Pork Producers Council today commended the U.S. Department of Agriculture for allowing some pork packing plants to run faster line speeds, a move that could increase packing capacity and alleviate supply issues in the face of strong demand. “We’re very pleased with USDA’s proposal to let certain…
Several years ago, with African swine fever (ASF) spreading through much of the world, U.S. pork producers became alarmed because of the devastating economic impact the swine-only disease would have on the U.S. pork industry should it reach the U.S. The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) began an aggressive campaign with Congress, USDA’s Animal and…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 29, 2021 – The National Pork Producers Council today commended Agriculture Secretary Vilsack for dedicating $500 million in USDA Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) funds for prevention of and preparation for African swine fever (ASF), a pig-only disease that would be devastating for the U.S. pork industry. The CCC, a wholly owned government…
