National Pork Producers Council - NPPC
Sometimes waiting for answers to questions prevents us from realizing opportunities in agriculture. Tracy Walder shares how saying “yes” led her to an incredible career in the CIA and FBI chasing down terrorists.
Pork producers will gather from around the country for one of the pork industry’s most important and exciting events of the year. Here’s what you can expect at the National Pork Industry Forum.
NPPC President and pork producer, Lori Stevermer, addressed issues Prop 12 creates for farmers and consumers.
Overall, profit conditions have improved significantly for pork producers compared to 12 months ago,says NPPC’s economist Holly Cook.
Since 2020, APHIS, in cooperation with industry, has piloted the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan aimed at certifying participating sites as monitored for African swine fever and classical swine fever.
NPPC President Lori Stevermer highlighted Proposition 12, the top pork industry issue in her “Perspectives from the Field” hearing testimony.
Here’s a first look at this premier event for pork professionals on June 4-5 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
To combat misconceptions, we must build relationships. You can’t simply meet a legislator once and then expect them to take your side on labor policy, Proposition 12 or line speeds.
Seth Mitchell will fill the vacancy created by retiring Al Juhnke.
The health of our nation is at risk as these dietary guidelines inform all federal nutrition programs, says Iowa pork producer Rob Brenneman.
When it comes to passing the farm bill, what are the opportunities and challenges pork producers need to consider?
The 2025 class includes 17 exceptional individuals from across the country who have been selected to join the program, representing a diverse group of leaders poised to drive innovation and advocacy within the pork sector.
The decisions leaders make in Washington, DC, and state capitals all around the country impact our way of life every day in so many different ways. Here’s why you need to get engaged now.
President Biden signed into law the Beagle Brigade Act, which provides statutory authority and reliable funding to the National Detector Dog Training Center.
Nearly half of all farmworkers are undocumented, and industries such as dairy and meatpacking plants are especially vulnerable to labor shortages.
Many people fear rodenticides will become even more difficult to access and more expensive to use after the EPA’s release of the final biological evaluation for 11 rodenticide active ingredients.
The activist playbook is predictable: file a frivolous lawsuit, challenge an effective agricultural rule or regulation, flood the case with money and cast farmers as villains. This strategy, designed to stifle American ag, threatens not only farmers but also our entire food supply.
NPPC releases statement on behalf of U.S. pork producers expressing frustration with lack of Prop 12 solution in latest farm bill text.
Denver residents rejected Ordinance 309 to ban slaughterhouses in the city.
Multi-generational farmer Duane Stateler has fought everything from bad markets to animal rights activists, and even cancer, to make him what he is today.
Ten $2,500 scholarships are awarded annually to college students with aspirations to become pork industry leaders.
In its comments for the most recent report, NPPC listed 20 countries and the European Union as having varying tariff and/or non-tariff barriers limiting U.S. pork exports.
With a healthy dose of optimism and realism, Bryan Humphreys, National Pork Producers Council CEO, shares how the organization is tackling the farm bill, Prop 12, dietary guidelines, the Clean Water Act and more.
NPPC comments on Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Recommendations.
It’s one thing to read about it, but it’s another thing to travel across the ocean and experience it for yourself. That’s why Jackie Ponder decided to join a trade mission to Vietnam focused on the benefits of U.S. pork and high oleic soybean cooking oil.
What’s the reality of a post-Proposition 12 America where every link in the food supply chain is impacted by new financial burdens imposed on pork producers?
In a victory for America’s pork producers and swine veterinarians, the National Pork Producers Council celebrated the United Nations’ decision to reject proposed on-farm target reductions of antimicrobials.
With anticipation building around this year’s presidential and congressional elections, it’s a good time to reflect on why a bipartisan approach to advocacy is necessary.
NPPC appreciates that AMS intends for the proposal to promote fair and competitive markets, but it is more likely to negatively impact pork producers, including through an increase in frivolous and costly litigation.
The NPPC and other livestock groups intervened in the lawsuit brought by activist groups against the EPA and how it regulates CAFOs.