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LEADR: NPPC’s Grassroots Advocacy Network

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What is a LEADR?

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The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) created the Legislative Education Action Development Resource (LEADR) as a grassroots program to effectively build, maintain and coordinate trained volunteers to advance the U.S. pork industry agenda and defend against unfavorable public policy at both the state and national levels. LEADR participants include a wide range of individuals involved in every aspect of pork production, including producers and contract growers, hog buyers, veterinarians, nutritionists, suppliers and others. All are engaged in the U.S. pork industry and have a livelihood to protect it.

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About NPPC

NPPC works tirelessly to protect the livelihoods of pork producers in the United States. We do so by regularly convening with legislators, regulators, and international organizations to ensure that our members can continue to supply consumers with affordable and nutritious pork products that are raised humanely, while providing significant benefits to the U.S. economy and local communities across America.

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About PorkPAC

PorkPAC is the political action committee of NPPC. It allows the U.S. pork industry to educate and support candidates at the federal level whose views coincide with the interests of pork producers, processors, marketers, consumers and the pork business. A financially strong PorkPAC counters well-funded opposition group activities by strengthening NPPCโ€™s grassroots, communications and public policy programs.

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Economic Contribution of the U.S. Pork Industry

573K+

pork industry jobs

$62.6B+

value added (GDP)

$8.6B+

total value of pork exports

96%

of hog farms in the U.S. are family farms

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Current Policy Priorities

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  • NPPC advocates for a farm bill that addresses the challenges and chaos posed by laws like Prop. 12, fully funds the programs that safeguard the nationโ€™s food supply against threats posed by foreign animal diseases, as well as key programs that expand foreign markets for U.S. ag products.
  • For decades U.S. pork producers have worked tirelessly to eliminate tariffs on exports. Policies that allow for
    businesses to trade fairly and with certainty are critical to the continued success of American agriculture and the overall economy. The United States needs more market access that eliminates or significantly reduce tariffs and non-tariff barriers to U.S. exports.
  • The H-2A visa program allows a very limited number of foreign workers entry into the U.S. for seasonal agricultural work. The seasonal workers permitted under the program do not come close to meeting the pork industryโ€™s need for year-round workers, especially with the decline in rural working age populations. Congress must provide access to the H-2A program for year-round industries.
  • NPPC advocates for the full enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act to guarantee fair markets and competitive opportunities for all producers. We believe that producers, regardless of their size or production system, should have access to the market and the freedom to enter into agreements of their choice. NPPC opposes any legislation or regulations that limit marketing opportunities unless they specifically address clear instances of market failure or abuse of market power. Additionally, we support measures to defund the promulgation, implementation, and enforcement of the current proposed rulemakings.

Current Campaigns

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Past Campaigns

  • California is about to regulate North Carolina and farmers across the country. Send an email to Representative Davis with one click.

  • California is about to regulate Minnesota and farmers across the country. Send an email to Representative Craig with one click.

  • California’s Proposition 12 is a threat to American families and farmers and could send family farms into a tailspin. Send an email to your members of Congress with one click.

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NPPC Contacts

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Lucy Russell

 

Manager of Producer Engagement

 

Cody McKinley

 

Vice President of Operations and State and National Relations

 

Stephanie Carlson

 

Assistant Vice President of State and National Relations

 

Dillon Davidson

 

Director of State Policy

 

Harrison Furlow

 

Manager of State Pork Industry Relations

 

Matt Grill

 

Senior Director of Congressional Relations

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