http://www.pork.orgNews Releases from the National Pork Boarden-USOn June 6 and 7 the Pork Checkoff is sponsoring Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy at World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairground in Des Moines. Expo continues through noon on June 9. Tue, 22 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1357/PorkCheckoffPresentsPORKAcademyatWorldPorkExpo.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1357/PorkCheckoffPresentsPORKAcademyatWorldPorkExpo.aspxFive new appointments to the 15-Member National Pork Board have been announced by Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1353/NewNationalPorkBoardAppointeesAnnounced.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1353/NewNationalPorkBoardAppointeesAnnounced.aspxThe Animal Care Review Panel, a panel of animal well-being experts, created to analyze undercover video investigations at livestock farms, calls animal mistreatment seen in a recently released case from a Wyoming hog farm "unacceptable and indefensible." Wed, 09 May 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1350/ExpertPanelAddressesHiddenCameraInvestigationatWyomingSwineFarm.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1350/ExpertPanelAddressesHiddenCameraInvestigationatWyomingSwineFarm.aspxThe Pork Checkoff is offering the 2012 Pork Management Conference, Your Pork Industry Investment, June 19-22 in Savannah, Ga. Thu, 26 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1349/PorkCheckoffOffersPorkManagementConferenceinJune.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1349/PorkCheckoffOffersPorkManagementConferenceinJune.aspxBurger King Corp. announced today that it will begin purchasing pork only from suppliers with documented plans to end their use of gestation stalls for breeding pigs. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1347/NationalPorkBoardReactstoBurgerKingAnnouncement.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1347/NationalPorkBoardReactstoBurgerKingAnnouncement.aspxThe Pork Checkoff and PIC have awarded 15 scholarships to college students around the United States as part of their strategy to develop the pork industry's human capital for the future.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1344/PorkCheckoffandPICAnnounceRecipientsofthe2012PorkIndustryScholarships.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1344/PorkCheckoffandPICAnnounceRecipientsofthe2012PorkIndustryScholarships.aspxPork Act Delegates, meeting at National Pork Industry Forum in Denver March 1-3, ranked eight candidates for the National Pork Board and submitted the list to the U.S. secretary of agriculture.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1326/PorkActDelegatesElectCandidateSlate.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1326/PorkActDelegatesElectCandidateSlate.aspxThe National Pork Board has agreed to donate $1 million to the proposed Fair Oaks Pig Adventure Center in Indiana with a second $1 million donation contingent on private fund-raising of $7.6 million.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1325/NationalPorkBoardtoSupportFairOaksPigAdventure.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1325/NationalPorkBoardtoSupportFairOaksPigAdventure.aspxThe National Pork Board honored Barry Carpenter, retired deputy administrator of the Livestock and Seed Division of the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, with its 2012 Distinguished Service Award during the National Pork Industry Forum in Denver March 3. The Distinguished Service Award is given annually to recognize contributions of an outstanding leader to the U.S. pork industry.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1324/CarpenterHonoredwithPorkIndustryDistinguishedServiceAward.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1324/CarpenterHonoredwithPorkIndustryDistinguishedServiceAward.aspxDENVER, COLO. -- The National Pork Board today honored four farm families as recipients of the 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards Award at the annual National Pork Industry Forum being held here. The award, now in its 18th year, recognizes producers who demonstrate a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and their local communities.Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1323/PorkCheckoffHonors2011PorkIndustryEnvironmentalStewards.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1323/PorkCheckoffHonors2011PorkIndustryEnvironmentalStewards.aspxThe National Pork Board honored Randy Brown of Nevada, Ohio, at the National Pork Industry Forum in Denver, Colo., March 3 for his six years of distinguished service on the National Pork Board. Brown, who with his brother, Tom, owns and operates Maken Bacon Farms Inc., will complete his second three-year term in July and by law is not eligible to seek election to another term. Tue, 06 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1322/NationalPorkBoardHonorsRetiringMemberRandyBrown.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1322/NationalPorkBoardHonorsRetiringMemberRandyBrown.aspxBuilding on work originally funded by the Pork Checkoff, a consortium of scientists from around the country has discovered a genetic marker in pigs that identifies whether or not a pig has a reduced susceptibility to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) - a disease that costs the U.S. pork industry an estimated $664 million per year.Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1321/PorkCheckoffInvestmentYieldsPRRSBreakthrough.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1321/PorkCheckoffInvestmentYieldsPRRSBreakthrough.aspxNow nearing the halfway point of a five-year strategic plan, the National Pork Board will meet in Denver, Colo., with the chairs of its nine producer-led committees on Feb. 29 and March 1 to assess progress in meeting the goals laid out in the plan.Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1320/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetatNationalPorkIndustryForum.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1320/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetatNationalPorkIndustryForum.aspxThe National Pork Board's six producer-led science and technology committees recently met in Dallas, Texas, to make decisions on how to advance pork producers' research priorities. Many of the committees reviewed research proposals to select projects that the Pork Checkoff would fund in 2012. In all, the groups reviewed more than 100 proposals, ultimately selecting those that would be of greatest Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1319/PorkCheckoffAdvances2012PorkIndustryResearch.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1319/PorkCheckoffAdvances2012PorkIndustryResearch.aspxMcDonald's Corp. announced Monday that it would begin developing a plan to transition its pork supply away from farmers who use conventional sow gestation stalls. The National Pork Board recognizes that food companies, including McDonald's, make decisions in the best interests of their businesses. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1317/NationalPorkBoardStatementRegardingMcDonaldsAnnouncement.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1317/NationalPorkBoardStatementRegardingMcDonaldsAnnouncement.aspxAmerican pork producers are celebrating a key milestone that is helping millions of consumers understand where their food comes from and is empowering leaders for modern agriculture. The National Pork Board's Operation Main Street (OMS) program achieved its 5,000 speech. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1310/PorkProducersCelebrateKeyMilestoneSpeakingOutforAgriculture.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1310/PorkProducersCelebrateKeyMilestoneSpeakingOutforAgriculture.aspxDays after closing the books on a successful 2011, members of the National Pork Board begin 2012 in Chicago Jan. 11-13 with a busy three-day meeting that includes discussions with leaders of the Illinois Pork Producers Association. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1309/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetwithIllinoisPorkProducers.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1309/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetwithIllinoisPorkProducers.aspxIn a new study, funded by the Pork Checkoff, researchers at Texas Tech and Iowa State universities found that the pork industry can generally use less bedding year-round that it currently does while improving overall animal well-being - a breakthrough finding that could save the industry an estimated $10.1 million per year.Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1303/NewResearchUsingLessBeddingCanBenefitInTransitMarketPigs.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1303/NewResearchUsingLessBeddingCanBenefitInTransitMarketPigs.aspxMeeting 25 years and a few days after the first National Pork Board convened, members of the National Pork Board will gather Nov. 15-16 in Des Moines to celebrate the board's silver anniversary and to continue the work begun with the launch of the Pork Checkoff in November 1986. Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1293/NationalPorkBoardtoMark25thAnniversary.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1293/NationalPorkBoardtoMark25thAnniversary.aspxAs the United States enters another flu season, the Pork Checkoff is advising producers, farm personnel and others who have contact with pigs to get the seasonal flu vaccination as soon as possible to help protect human and pig health.Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1280/PorkCheckoffRecommendsProducersandWorkersGetFluVaccination.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1280/PorkCheckoffRecommendsProducersandWorkersGetFluVaccination.aspxU.S. pork producers are receiving a positive return on their Checkoff investment in international markets through the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), according to a study by Dr. Harry Kaiser, the Gellert Family Professor of Applied Economics and Management, at Cornell University.Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1277/StudyFindsPorkProducersReceiveReturnonInvestmentinUSMEFsMarket1.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1277/StudyFindsPorkProducersReceiveReturnonInvestmentinUSMEFsMarket1.aspxThe National Pork Checkoff Board is accepting nominations to fill five, three-year terms as directors of the board. In addition, candidates are being sought for two open seats on the Board's Nominating Committee to serve two-year terms starting in 2012. Nominees may be submitted by state pork producer associations, farm organizations and anyone who pays the Pork Checkoff. Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1275/NominationsOpenforLeadershipPositionsonNationalPorkBoard.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1275/NominationsOpenforLeadershipPositionsonNationalPorkBoard.aspxThe Pork Checkoff, along with its cosponsor, National Hog Farmer magazine, has selected four pork production operations to be honored as the 2011 Pork Industry Environmental Stewards. The award, now in its 17th year, recognizes producers who demonstrate a firm commitment to safeguarding the environment and their local communities.Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:30:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1270/PorkCheckoffAnnounces2011PorkIndustryEnvironmentalStewards.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1270/PorkCheckoffAnnounces2011PorkIndustryEnvironmentalStewards.aspxBolstered by market research that shows the new Pork® Be inspiredsm campaign is having a positive impact on consumer attitudes, more than 50 pork producers will meet in Des Moines Sept. 7-8 to draft a 2012 budget for the National Pork Board that is expected to maintain a strong focus on getting consumers to eat more pork.Wed, 31 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1267/Proposed2012NationalPorkBoardBudgetContinuesConsumerFocus.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1267/Proposed2012NationalPorkBoardBudgetContinuesConsumerFocus.aspxPork Checkoff Study: PRRS Costs Industry $664 Million AnnuallyWed, 17 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1265/PRRSCostsIndustry664Million.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1265/PRRSCostsIndustry664Million.aspxThe National Pork Board has added two new vice presidents, Bill Winkelman and Jill Criss, to the Pork Checkoff management team. Winkelman is the new vice president of producer and industry relations. Criss becomes vice president of operations and human resources. Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1262/PorkCheckoffAppointsTwoNewVicePresidents.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1262/PorkCheckoffAppointsTwoNewVicePresidents.aspxWorking to maintain strong pork demand in the face of rising retail meat prices and continuing challenges to producer profitability, the National Pork Board begins work next week on its 2012 plan and budget. The board will meet Tuesday during the annual Pork Industry Conference at the Wisconsin Dells.Wed, 06 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1248/NationalPorkBoardBeginsBuilding2012PlanandBudget.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1248/NationalPorkBoardBeginsBuilding2012PlanandBudget.aspxJust one month after the consumer launch of the new brand, Pork® Be inspiredsm, the National Pork Board is starting to see results, National Pork Board President Everett Forkner told reporters Wednesday at World Pork Expo in Des Moines.Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1232/CheckoffSharesProgramAccomplishments.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1232/CheckoffSharesProgramAccomplishments.aspxThe Pork Checkoff announces the release of a new software tool for pork producers - the Live Swine Carbon Footprint Calculator. Developed with the technical expertise of the University of Arkansas' Applied Sustainability Center, the user-friendly application allows producers to input their on-farm data from the sow or grow-finish side of production to compute the carbon footprint of an entire barnThu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1230/PorkCheckoffLaunchesCarbonFootprintCalculatorSoftwareTool.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1230/PorkCheckoffLaunchesCarbonFootprintCalculatorSoftwareTool.aspxEverett Forkner, a pork producer from Richards, Mo., has been elected president of the 15-member National Pork Board. Forkner, the board’s vice president, is the owner and president of Forkner Farms Inc., which has 550 purebred sows and markets 7,500 hogs per year. With members of his family, he also raises corn, soybeans and wheat on 2,000 acres in west central Missouri. Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1231/NationalPorkBoardElectsNewOfficers.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1231/NationalPorkBoardElectsNewOfficers.aspxBuilding on the early success of its new Pork Be inspired campaign launched in April, the National Pork Board on Tuesday will consider a proposal to allocate additional Pork Checkoff resources to extend the media reach of the campaign into the fall. The board meets in Des Moines on Tuesday, the day before the start of World Pork Expo, which runs from Wednesday through Friday at the Iowa State FairMon, 06 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1227/NationalPorkBoardtomeetpriortoWorldPorkExpo.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1227/NationalPorkBoardtomeetpriortoWorldPorkExpo.aspxThe Pork Checkoff is sponsoring Producers Opportunity for Revenue and Knowledge (PORK) Academy June 8 and 9 during World Pork Expo at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines. Expo continues through noon on June 10. Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1209/PorkCheckoffPresentsPORKAcademyatWorldPorkExpo.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1209/PorkCheckoffPresentsPORKAcademyatWorldPorkExpo.aspxNew cooking guidelines from the nation's food-safety agency confirm Pork Checkoff research that shows pork can be consumed safely when cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit, followed by a three-minute rest time. The guidelines were announced today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS).Tue, 24 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1208/NewUSDAGuidelinesLowerPorkCookingTemperature.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1208/NewUSDAGuidelinesLowerPorkCookingTemperature.aspxThe Pork Checkoff is offering the 2011 Pork Management Conference, Your Pork Industry Investment, June 14-17, in Nashville, Tenn. The conference is suited for anyone in the swine industry whether involved in production or finance. Featured topics include economic trends, risk management, production trends, financial management, legislative issues and implementing the pork industry's We Care initiThu, 05 May 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1197/PorkCheckoffOffersPorkManagementConferenceYourPorkIndustryInvestment.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1197/PorkCheckoffOffersPorkManagementConferenceYourPorkIndustryInvestment.aspxFor America's pork producers, focusing on the principles of Earth Day is a daily part of how they manage their farms. Yet, even with a long history of being good stewards of the environment, producers continue to seek ways to improve their overall sustainability to benefit their animals, their neighbors, their local community and consumers worldwide.Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1189/PorkProducersSupportaSustainableFuture.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1189/PorkProducersSupportaSustainableFuture.aspxU.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.Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1168/USPorkProducersProvideAssistancetoJapaneseResidents2.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1168/USPorkProducersProvideAssistancetoJapaneseResidents2.aspxThe Pork Checkoff honored John Mabry, director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center at Iowa State University, as the winner of its Distinguished Service Award. He was recognized at the National Pork Industry Forum in Phoenix, March 3-5, 2011. The Distinguished Service Award is given annually to recognize the lifelong contribution to the pork industry of an outstanding leader.Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1160/PorkCheckoffHonoredJohnMabrywithDistinguishedServiceAward.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1160/PorkCheckoffHonoredJohnMabrywithDistinguishedServiceAward.aspxNational Pork Board Honors Producers during Annual Meeting Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1157/NationalPorkBoardHonorsProducersduringAnnualMeeting.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1157/NationalPorkBoardHonorsProducersduringAnnualMeeting.aspxNational Pork Board Honors the 2010 Pork Industry Environmental Steward Award WinnersFri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1156/NationalPorkBoardHonorsthe2010PorkIndustryEnvironmentalStewardAwardWinners.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1156/NationalPorkBoardHonorsthe2010PorkIndustryEnvironmentalStewardAwardWinners.aspxWith a new focus on reaching creative, flavor-seeking home cooks who already prepare, eat and love pork, the National Pork Board today announced a new branding position celebrating pork's ability to offer a wide range of options in the kitchen. With PORK® now as the brand, the new campaign of: Pork® Be inspiredsm shows pork's place in almost any menu, day part, cuisine and lifestyle, based on porFri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1154/NewNationalPorkBoardCampaignEvolvesToCelebrateProudNewBrandIdentityPorkBeinspiredsm.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1154/NewNationalPorkBoardCampaignEvolvesToCelebrateProudNewBrandIdentityPorkBeinspiredsm.aspxArizona is one of the top five states with the most food insecure children under 18 according to Feeding America, the nation's leading domestic hunger-relief charity. Today, America's pork producers donated 12,000 pounds of pork to St. Mary's Food Bank Alliance in Phoenix as part of the National Pork Industry Forum March 3-4.Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1153/AmericasPorkProducersProvidedArizonaFoodBankwith60000Meals.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1153/AmericasPorkProducersProvidedArizonaFoodBankwith60000Meals.aspxDetails of a new branding initiative and consumer marketing campaign for pork will be unveiled to pork producers attending the National Pork Industry Forum in Phoenix, Ariz., on Friday. The unveiling will highlight four days of activities for members of the National Pork Board, which, through the Pork Checkoff, is charged with building consumer demand for pork. Mon, 28 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1150/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetatNationalPorkIndustryForum.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1150/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetatNationalPorkIndustryForum.aspxToday the Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010, which support the goals of reducing obesity, encouraging consumption of nutrient-rich foods, and increasing physical activity.Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1119/NationalPorkBoardStatementRegardingReleaseofDietaryGuidelines.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1119/NationalPorkBoardStatementRegardingReleaseofDietaryGuidelines.aspxThe Pork Checkoff, Pioneer Hi-Bred and PIC have awarded 19 scholarships to college students around the United States as part of their strategy to develop the pork industry's human capital for the future.Wed, 19 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1113/PorkCheckoffandPartnersAnnounceRecipientsofthe01011PorkIndustryScholarships.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1113/PorkCheckoffandPartnersAnnounceRecipientsofthe01011PorkIndustryScholarships.aspxContinuing a tradition begun two years ago, the National Pork Board will travel to a major pork-producing state for its first meeting of the new year. Following meetings in Raleigh, N.C., two years ago and in Columbus, Ohio, last year, the board will be in Oklahoma City Jan. 12-15 to meet with Oklahoma producers and producer leaders.Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1108/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetwithOklahomaProducers.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1108/NationalPorkBoardtoMeetwithOklahomaProducers.aspxAs of today, 92 percent of all U.S. swine premises now have a nationally standardized premises identification number (PIN). Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1100/SwinePremisesIdentificationSurpasses90Percent.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1100/SwinePremisesIdentificationSurpasses90Percent.aspxThe National Pork Board will be asked next week to streamline the organization's producer-led committee structure. The board meets Tuesday through Thursday in Des Moines. The National Pork Board now has 11 pork producer-led committees that it relies on for guidance on issues ranging from product marketing to the environment to animal health and food safety. On Wednesday, the board will receive a Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1092/NationalPorkBoardtoFocusonCommitteeStructure1.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1092/NationalPorkBoardtoFocusonCommitteeStructure1.aspxFor the first time since 1994, McDonald's McRib® sandwich is available in all participating restaurants nationwide through November. Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1090/PorkCheckoffSupportsReturnofMcRibNationwide.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1090/PorkCheckoffSupportsReturnofMcRibNationwide.aspxThe Pork Checkoff has teamed with the National FFA organization to create the Middle School Food and Agricultural Literacy Curriculum. It is a free resource -- available at ffa.learn.com -- that can be used by teachers as a year-long course or customized to fit a shorter timeframe to teach students to become savvy consumers. The curriculum has more than 150 free pre-packaged, stand-alone lessons Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1086/PorkCheckoffSupportstheNationalFFAOrganization1.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1086/PorkCheckoffSupportstheNationalFFAOrganization1.aspxPork Quality Assurance Plus® (PQA Plus), the pork industry's program to assure the world that U.S. producers are delivering a safe and wholesome product and that they are caring for their animals in a socially responsible manner, reached a significant milestone this week when the number of producers achieving PQA Plus certification reached 50,000.Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0500News Releasehttp://www.pork.org/News/1079/PorkCheckoffsPQAPlusProgramhits50000Milestone.aspxhttp://www.pork.org/News/1079/PorkCheckoffsPQAPlusProgramhits50000Milestone.aspx