The announcement last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) eliminating the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) does not change the objective pursued by the National Pork Board, which is for pork producers to have timely disease surveillance and protection for the U.S. swine herd.
Delegates to Discuss Challenges Facing the Pork Industry at Annual Meeting
Pork Act Delegates will discuss some of the key issues, challenges and opportunities facing the pork industry during the annual business meeting of the U.S. pork industry March 4-6 in Kansas City, Mo., at the National Pork Industry Forum.
Pork Checkoff Schedules Two Transport Quality Assurance Advisor Training Workshops in 2010
The Pork Checkoff is offering two Transport Quality Assurance® (TQASM) advisor training workshops in 2010. The workshops are scheduled for Feb. 23 and May 11, 2010 and will take place at the National Pork Board office in Des Moines, Iowa. The workshops are intended for individuals who want to train and certify producers, transporters and animal handlers in TQA.
National Pork Board to meet with producers in Ohio
Continuing a practice begun several years ago, the National Pork Board will travel to Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 12 to meet with Ohio pork producers as part of its January board meeting. The board met with producers in North Carolina last January and with California producers the year before that.
Operation Main Street Celebrates Five Years of Setting the Record Straight
It has taken Mary Kelpinski just over one year to tell one million people about modern pork production.
The Kroger Company Supports Pork during National Pork Month
The Kroger Company, during October, partnered with U.S. pork producers to promote the value of pork during National Pork Month. To support National Pork Month, Kroger, the nation’s largest traditional supermarket retailer, is offering specials on fresh pork cuts at great prices throughout its family of stores through November 7.
Domestic Swine Genome Unlocked with Pork Checkoff Investment
After years of work by a team of international researchers, the genetic code for domestic swine has been uncovered, which should lead to a host of new insights in agriculture, medicine, conservation and evolution. The milestone achievement, announced today at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, in Hinxton, England, cost about $24.3 million, including a $10-million investment from the U.S. Department Agriculture and $750,000 from the Pork Checkoff.
AMS Administrator to Meet with National Pork Board
Rayne Pegg, the new administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will meet with members of the National Pork Board on Nov. 9, the first day of the board’s autumn meeting in Des Moines. AMS oversees the work of the National Pork Board.
National Newspaper Association Supports Calling Virus H1N1
U.S. pork producers picked up an important ally this week in their effort to properly name the H1N1 flu virus when the president of the National Newspaper Association urged community newspaper publishers and editors to use precise language in coverage of the flu pandemic.
Statement from the National Pork Board on Testing of Pigs for H1N1
The announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday that tests are being conducted to determine if three pigs from the Minnesota State Fair in August are the first confirmed cases of the Novel H1N1 virus in the U.S. swine herd provides an opportunity to stress three important messages: