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The President of the National Pork Producers Council says animal health, international trade and defending modern pork production technology and methods are among the organization's top priorities under its new long range strategic plan....
Smithfield named a top U.S. consumer goods company
Smithfield Foods, Inc., an American food company and one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein producers, was today named to LinkedIn’s Top Companies: Industry Edition list ranking top workplaces for professionals...
The Biden administration, international trading partners and business groups representing the full scope of the U.S. economy, among others, filed amicus briefs in support of the National Pork Producers Council ahead of the Supreme Court case to review California’s...
The 2022 University of Missouri Pork Institute, sponsored by the University of Missouri College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources and the Missouri Pork Association, was held June 13 through June 15 in Columbia. The Institute was a three-day...
Farmscape for June 21, 2022
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The National Pork Producers Council says both the Canadian and Mexican pork industries have been highly supportive of the effort to have California's Proposition 12 overturned. The challenge in the...
It's time to nominate those Iowans in the pork industry who best represent the qualities for Master Pork Producer, Master Pork Partner and the Environmental Steward. The Master Pork awards are a joint effort of the Iowa Pork Producers...
The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review an earlier ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit...
Source: The Carolina Journal
On June 10, Smithfield Foods announced that their Vernon, California, pork-processing plant would be closing in early 2023 due to “the escalating cost of doing business in California.” With the largest pork-processing plant in the world...
United Pork Americas promotes special discounts for early registration until July 11
Producers, veterinarians, students and the entire swine production chain will have a promotional price available.
United Pork Americas (UPA), an event that will be held between September 7th and...
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) filed comments today to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its controversial reporting requirements proposal on climate-related disclosures for investors.
In its comments, NPPC and other agricultural groups requested that the SEC...