Shana Beattie of Sumner, Neb., was recently elected president of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) at the annual meeting of the board of directors. Joining Beattie on NPPA’s leadership team are president-elect Jared Lierman of Beemer and vice president Mark Wright of Fremont.
Beattie was first elected to the NPPA board in 2016. Prior to becoming a NPPA director, she participated in the Pork Leadership Institute, a comprehensive training program conducted jointly by the National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council. She has advocated for pork producers in Washington D.C. and is an active participant in legislative and regulatory issues at the state level.
She and her husband Bart have four children. They have a fifth-generation farming operation near Sumner where she takes an active role in Beattie Family Farms which consists of a crop rotation including corn, soybeans, alfalfa; a partner on a 10,000-head sow, wean-to-finish swine operation; and a commercial cow/calf ranching operation utilizing grasses and forage.
Beattie said in a release that she is interested in “getting back to business” as she assumes this new leadership role.
“Our producers have never stopped doing business through this pandemic continually producing a quality product. As far as an association, we have had to take a COVID break from our normal activities. We now want to focus on getting back on the road and getting face-to-face with our producers, legislative representatives and industry partners,” Beattie said. “Additionally, we want to be able to travel so we can be involved with trade promotions meetings such as the U.S. Meat Export Federation and possibly by fall, be part of an international trade mission.”
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