Jenny Araquistain, Author at Oregon Pork

National Pork Producers Council Hires New Chief Executive Officer December 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2021 –The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) announced Bryan Humphreys has been chosen as the organization’s new chief executive officer, effective Dec. 21, 2021, following the retirement of long-time leader Neil Dierks. Humphreys brings with him years of experience in the pork industry, including as a former NPPC employee, state association executive and […]

Pork Producers Lobby Lawmakers on Issues December 1, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C., Dec. 1, 2021 – Preventing foreign animal diseases, addressing a shortage of agricultural workers and reauthorizing a livestock price reporting law are the primary issues on which pork producers will lobby their congressional lawmakers over the next two days, during the fall Capitol Hill fly-in of the National Pork Producers Council. More than […]

Waiver from Trucking Federal Rule Extended November 29, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 29, 2021 – The National Pork Producers Council today thanked the Biden administration, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Meera Joshi, deputy administrator of DOT’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for extending to Feb. 28, 2022, a waiver for commercial truckers from the federal Hours of Service regulation. The HOS rule limits truckers […]

African Swine Fever Risk Means It’s Time for Action

The African swine fever (ASF) outbreak in China and in many other countries around the world is wreaking havoc on the international pork industry. Fortunately, ASF is not in the …