National Pork Board
Pork Management Conference, June 14-17
The National Pork Board is offering the 2011 Pork Management Conference, “Your Pork Industry Investment”, June 14-17, in Nashville, Tenn.
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Sows living the alternative lifestyle
Erin Ehinger from Dykhuis farms in Michigan invites you to look inside a barn with pen gestation. She explains why her farm transitioned from stall housing to pens.
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One-day pork inspiration café
To celebrate the recent launch of the new Pork® Be inspiredSM campaign, on April 14, Top Chef All-Stars winner, Richard Blais, is joining America’s pork producers to open the one-day-only Pork Inspiration Café in New York City.
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Taking a stand on modern pork production
Pork producers follow a set of ethical principles outlined in the We Care initiative. Erin Ehinger from Dykhuis farms explains how her family lives by these ethical principles every day.
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NPB inspires consumers with Easter ham recipes
With Easter just four weeks away, the National Pork Board is inspiring consumers with a special spring ham promotion. To help celebrate the best of the season and bring new ideas into the kitchen, NPB is encouraging consumers to get inspired with new meal ideas and ham serving tips.
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U.S. pork producers provide assistance to Japanese residents
U.S. pork producers are partnering with the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) to provide pork for victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck northeastern sections of Japan on March 11.
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Pork industry focuses on environmental sustainability
The National Pork Board (NPB) joined the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) in hosting a wide-ranging environmental update and question-and-answer session before the opening of the National Pork Industry Forum.
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NPB nominees on their way to Vilsack
Eight pork producers’ names will be sent to USDA Tom Vilsack for consideration for five spots on the National Pork Board of Directors. While the 153 Pork Act Delegates at this year’s National Pork Industry Forum vote for and rank the nominees by priority, Vilsack can nominate whatever five candidates he so chooses for the three-year term.
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Pork Act delegates raise funding question
On the table at this year’s Pork Act Delegate meeting at National Pork Forum, was a proposed checkoff funding increase. South Dakota delegates proposed a resolution to consider raising the Mandatory Pork Checkoff by 5 cents up to 45 cents per $100 value in hog sales.
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NPB looks back and ahead 25 years
“Think about where you were 25 years ago,” challenged Gene Nemechek, National Pork Board president. As of this year, the National Pork Checkoff program is 25 years old.
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NPPC delegates set future policy course
At the 2011 National Pork Industry Forum, 130 producer delegates of the National Pork Producers Council debated 24 resolutions addressing such issues as the proposed GIPSA rule, feedgrain supplies, ethanol, immigration reform and more.
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