http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc RSS Feed for NPPC en-us Fri, 24 May 2013 12:35:53 GMT http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/Irlbeck-named-World-Pork-Expo-general-manager-208767441.html The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has named Alicia Irlbeck as the new general manager of World Pork Expo, the world’s largest pork-specific trade show. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/Groups-want-comprehensive-FTA-with-EU-208184621.html A coalition of U.S. food and agricultural organizations led by the National Pork Producers Council is urging the Obama administration to press the European Union to negotiate a “comprehensive” free trade agreement. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/Coalition-applauds-introduction-af-agricultural-worker-bill-204904791.html The Food Manufacturers Immigration Coalition today praised the introduction of legislation that would assist in establishing a stable workforce that can help sustain the rural communities where farmers, ranchers and food manufacturers grow and process the nation’s and world’s food supply. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/NPPC-US-ag-benefits-from-Japan-in-TPP-talks-203058181.html Increased pork exports resulting from a Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement would create more than 20,000 direct and indirect U.S. pork-related jobs, with the vast majority generated by Japan alone, said the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) at a press conference held on Monday. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/Group-distorts-resistance-data-to-blame-farmers-203058011.html Just days after the release of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report showing that medical doctors annually are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 80 percent of Americans, a group today is set to issue its own report, claiming that antibiotics use in food animals is the main cause for people developing antibiotic-resistant diseases. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/See-it-Stop-it-initiative-promotes-animal-well-being-200473231.html Reaffirming its strong commitment to animal care and well-being, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) this week joined with the National Pork Board (NPB), the dairy industry and the Center for Food Integrity (CFI) to launch an initiative to encourage the immediate reporting of animal abuse, neglect, mishandling or harm. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/NPPC-Congress-approves-funds-for-meat-inspectors-199422061.html This week the National Pork Producers Council expressed strong support – and relief – for funding approved by Congress to prevent furloughs of federal meat inspectors, a move that would have had negative effects on pork producers, meat packers and consumers. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/Hill-elected-NPPC-president-elect-197049881.html Dr. Howard Hill, a pork producer and veterinarian from Cambridge, Iowa, was elected to the post of president-elect for the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/NPPC-elects-2013-vice-president-197048491.html Dr. Ron Prestage, DVM, a pork producer from Camden, S.C., was elected to the post of vice president for the National Pork Producers Council. http://www.porknetwork.com/pork-news/association/nppc/NPPC-Hall-of-Fame-grows-by-one-197046741.html The late Don Paulson, a pork producer from Bloomington, Minn., was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) for his outstanding contributions to the U.S. pork industry.