National Pork Producers Council - NPPC
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.
NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys says he honestly doesn’t know why TN visa applications are being denied. He calls it a complete frustration for the U.S. pork industry.
The $5,000 scholarship is awarded annually to a graduate student enrolled in a land-grant university pursuing a field of study that directly supports the pork industry.
In November, Denver residents will cast their vote on a plan to ban slaughterhouses in the city.
“Leveraging the passion and potential of our youth is crucial for the future of the pork industry,” says Lori Stevermer, President of NPPC.
Dale and Lori Stevermer, pork producers from Easton, Minn., were named a 2024 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota and IDEAg Group at Farmfest! in Morgan, Minn.
Gene editing has the potential to improve animal health, reduce antibiotic use, and help produce safe food if it is not overregulated, NPPC says.
Harrison Furlow opens up about leadership and the future of the pork industry.
NPPC supported revisions to existing federal trucking regulations that allow livestock haulers to comply with the rules while maintaining the pork industry’s high standards for animal welfare in comments to DOT.
It takes work with both sides of the aisle to support America’s pork producers, NPPC industry leaders expressed during a policy panel moderated by AgriTalk’s Chip Flory at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines.
Animal health, the farm bill, free markets and Prop 12 were the hot topics during a conversation with Bryan Humphreys, CEO of the National Pork Producers Council on AgriTalk.
If there’s one thing Jesse Heimer took away from his Pork Leadership Institute experience, it’s that as a pork producer, he needs to better understand what’s going on at the grocery store. But that’s not all.
USDA’s “Farm to Fork” is one way the pork industry can communicate with state and federal agencies about food safety concerns and help shape policies considered by various agencies. Here’s why NPPC prioritizes it.