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Repositioning Pork to Reach a Changing Audience
June 8, 2017
Contact: Cindy Cunningham National Pork Board ccunningham@pork.org 515-223-2600 Repositioning Pork to Reach a Changing Audience Des Moines, Iowa – June 8, 2017–With the consumer market for pork and other protein sources changing rapidly, the Pork Checkoff is putting the finishing touches on a plan to capitalize on those changes by repositioning pork marketing, Terry O’Neel, […]
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Pork Checkoff Builds Momentum for Secure Pork Supply Plan
June 7, 2017Contact: Cindy Cunningham National Pork Board cunningham@pork.org (515) 223-2600 Pork Checkoff Builds Momentum for Secure Pork Supply Plan Plan will minimize business disruption from foreign animal diseases DES MOINES, IOWA – June 7, 2017 – The National Pork Board, with major support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is creating a Secure Pork Supply […]
National Pork Board Elects New Officers
Contact: Cindy Cunningham National Pork Board ccunningham@pork.org (515) 223-2600 National Pork Board Elects New Officers Nebraska pig farmer Terry O’Neel to lead the Pork Checkoff DES MOINES, IOWA – June 7, 2017 – Terry O’Neel, a pork producer from Friend, Nebraska, was elected as president of the National Pork Board at the organization’s June […]
Pork Checkoff Publishes New PRRS Initiative Research Book
June 5, 2017Contact: Cindy Cunningham National Pork Board ccunningham@pork.org (515) 223-2600 Pork Checkoff Publishes New PRRS Initiative Research Book New 88-page guide provides valuable update to U.S. pork producers DES MOINES – June 5, 2017 – The National Pork Board’s new porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus research booklet is now available. The guide, PRRS […]
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Learning to Lead
If you ever attended summer camp as a kid, you know you can leave camp, but camp never leaves you. That’s even more true at a pork leadership camp, where young people learn to lead, find inspiration to pursue ag careers and become lifelong ag ambassadors. Just ask Cassidy Smith, director of communications for […]
Animal Care Remains Focus of TQA®
More than a million pigs are transported every day on U.S. roads to packing plants or to the next stage of production. Behind the wheel are hundreds of drivers trained to do the job right, thanks to their training in the Pork Checkoff’s Transport Quality Assurance® (TQA) program. “The program recently was updated to ensure […]
Latest Productivity Report Card Shows Progress, Hiccups
The adage that “you can’t get anywhere unless you know where you are” certainly rings true in pork production. Simply put, you can’t make progress at the farm level unless you know where your herd’s productivity stands. “Continuous progress is a hallmark of U.S. pork production,” said Chris Hostetler, director of animal science for the […]
Annual PRRS Costs Fall $83.3 Million – Productivity gains blunt the impact of PRRS on the U.S. herd
Producers and veterinarians are making progress in the battle against porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV). Based on a five-year moving average, annual productivity losses due to PRRSV fell $83.3 million from October 2010 ($663.91 million) to October 2016 ($580.62 million) in a recent interim report. An ongoing Pork Checkoff PRRS project, conducted through […]
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Biosecurity: Essential Piece of Today’s Herd-Health Puzzle
Inside: Biosecurity tips to help protect your herd’s health. This special-topic newsletter is sent periodically to you by the Pork Checkoff. Editor: Jan Jorgensen JJorgensen@pork.org • Contributing Editors: Mike King and Marlys Miller • Art Director: Chris Oldt
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- The size of the U.S. swine herd continues to grow. Joe Kerns of Kerns and Associates is featured in this edition of Pork Pod. In his review of the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report, Kerns says the numbers were in line with trade expectations. Kerns also revi
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- The National Pork Board has approved a new domestic marketing strategy
- Pork Checkoff announces its Secure Pork Supply plan
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- The size of the U.S. swine herd continues to grow. Joe Kerns of Kerns and Associates is featured in this edition of Pork Pod. In his review of the quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report, Kerns says the numbers were in line with trade expectations. Kerns also revi
- The National Pork Board invests in the next generation with its Pork Industry Scholarships
- The National Pork Board has approved a new domestic marketing strategy
- Pork Checkoff announces its Secure Pork Supply plan
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