KEY RESULT AREA: Industry Relations PASSED
RESOLUTION NUMBER: 2012 - IR 1
SUBMITTED BY: Minnesota Pork Board
SUBJECT MATTER: PQA Plus Improvements
MOTION: That the National Pork Board (NPB) consider the following modifications to PQA Plus.
- Incorporate the handling portion of the TQA program into PQA Plus. Additional portions that relate strictly to barn workers should also be added as needed.
- Develop and implement an on-line option for PQA Plus delivery.
- Add a test option for PQA Plus.
KEY RESULT AREA: Industry Relations PASSED
RESOLUTION NUMBER: IR - 2
SUBMITTED BY: National Pork Board
SUBJECT MATTER: Pork Production Standards
MOTION: That the National Pork Board shall carefully consider both science and consumer confidence when making decisions affecting pork production methods and the marketability of pork products.
KEY RESULT AREA: Industry Relations PASSED
RESOLUTION NUMBER: 2012 - IR 3
SUBMITTED BY: Wisconsin Pork Association
SUBJECT MATTER: Sustainability
MOTION: That the National Pork Board (NPB) encourage cooperation among all segments of the food chain to develop workable sustainability guidelines that take into account food security, economic, ethical and environmental issues from the farm gate to the table.
KEY RESULT AREA: Science and Technology PASSED
RESOLUTION NUMBER: 2012 – ST 1
SUBMITTED BY: Iowa Pork Producers Association
SUBJECT MATTER: Responsible and Sustainable Sow Housing
MOTION: The National Pork Board will support a comprehensive strategy of research, education and outreach to address challenges and questions relating to sow housing which includes:
- Funding additional research that optimizes sow housing system types and enables producers to make informed sow housing decisions to continually improve their farms
- Provide pork producers with the information and education they need to implement responsible sow housing on their farms and
- Ensure that customers understand the animal well-being, environmental and producer sustainability consequences of their marketing decisions.
The development of this comprehensive strategy will include input from experts in animal well-being, animal science, veterinary medicine, and others. An interim report will be provided to the 2013 Pork Forum Delegates with a final research report to be submitted to the 2014 National Pork Forum.