In a hearing addressing the implementation of the WOTUS rule by the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA, NPPC chief legal strategist Michael Formica expressed ongoing concerns about the rule’s implications for producers.
The U.S. achieved favorable outcomes at the recent Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting, reinforcing science-based food safety standards and continued foreign market access for U.S. food and agricultural exports.
Steph Carlson has joined the National Pork Producers Council as assistant vice president of state and national relations. In her role, she will serve as the primary NPPC point of contact for state pork organizations.
The country’s top pork producers convened at the National Pork Producers Council’s annual Pork Action Group (PAG) meeting in Marco Island, Fla., on Dec. 13-15.
For years, livestock producers have been regulated under EPA’s CAFO Rules, which enforce a strict “zero-discharge” standard for managing manure. Adding unnecessary paperwork will provide no water quality benefit.
The time has come again to look ahead to the World Pork Expo. Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, shares why 2023’s event is one you don’t want to miss.
Often trade is simplified to refer to international negotiations with the goal of opening or expanding market access. However, NPPC works on many fronts to establish a level playing field for the trading of ag products.
