Protection from Patchwork Regulations a Win for Pork WASHINGTON, D.C., July 23, 2025 – U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA) introduced the Save Our Bacon Act to help save family farms across the country by providing certainty against a dangerous and chaotic web of conflicting farm regulations, including California Proposition 12. National Pork Producers Council President…
NPPC Leaders Testify before House Committee on Agriculture WASHINGTON, D.C., July 23, 2025 – Pat Hord, Ohio pork producer and vice president of the National Pork Producers Council, and Holly Cook, NPPC economist, testified before the full House Agriculture Committee on the implications of California’s Proposition 12 for farmers and food prices. On behalf of…
DES MOINES, Iowa, June 4, 2025 — At the 2025 World Pork Expo today, leaders from the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) delivered a clear message: the pork industry’s future will be strengthened by a united, proactive approach to advocacy. During a live panel discussion and media briefing, NPPC leaders outlined how a comprehensive, coordinated strategy…
In the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) weekly recap: NPPC President responds to MAHA report; House passes bill with numerous NPPC wins; NPPC officers, staff attend Mexican Pork Congress; Senate Ag Committee approves Lindberg to USDA post; Senate Ag holds Hoskins, Hutchins nomination hearing; NPPC to host session on ‘Good Environmental Livestock Production Practice’ standards;…
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 12, 2025 – National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, released the following statement on the recently released reconciliation package from the House Agriculture Committee.“America’s pork producers recognize and greatly appreciate the tireless efforts by congressional champions of farming and agriculture, especially Agriculture Committee Chairman…
In the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) weekly recap: NPPC’s Stevermer testifies before Senate Ag Committee; Greer confirmed as U.S. Trade Representative; House budget resolution calls for extending tax provisions; and Stevermer to testify before House Ag Committee. Take a deeper dive below. Capital Update Audio Version Now Available! NPPC’s Stevermer Testifies Before Senate Ag…
WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 26, 2025 — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Lori Stevermer, a pork producer from Easton, Minn.,brought the industry’s point of view to the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee today through her “Perspectives from the Field” hearing testimony. Stevermer highlighted the top pork industry issue – California Proposition 12,…
In the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) weekly recap: Rollins confirmed as new Agriculture Secretary; NPPC expresses serious concerns about Dietary Guidelines report; ag coalition backs bill to double dollars for export promotion programs; Trump removes exemptions to steel and aluminum tariffs, announces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan”; California Proposition 12 discussed at ag hearing; and…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: NPPC releases new economic contributions report; pork industry representatives lobby for new Farm Bill this year; federal court upholds Massachusetts Question 3; and NPPC comments on efforts to foster trade in Western Hemisphere; and Capital Update on modified schedule as Congress takes break. Take a…
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 24, 2024 – The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce the U.S. House Agriculture Committee has passed their 2024 Farm Bill, which supported all of producer’s farm bill requests, including a federal fix to the host of Prop. 12 issues plaguing producers and consumers. “The 2024 Farm Bill is…