News & Events - Oregon Pork

For the Week Ending October 15, 2021 October 15, 2021
BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MAY ALLOW FASTER PORK PROCESSING LINE SPEEDSThe U.S. Department of Agriculture may allow faster line speeds at pork packing plants under a proposal now being considered by the White House. In July, packing plants operating under the New Swine Inspection System (NSIS) had to slow down pursuant to a March federal court ruling […]
For the Week Ending October 8, 2021 October 8, 2021
MASSACHUSETTS TAKES MAJOR STEP TOWARD DELAYING IMPLEMENTATION OF PROP. 12-TYPE INITIATIVEThe Massachusetts House – by an overwhelming margin of 156-1 – voted this week to delay until Jan. 1, 2023, a provision of the Question 3 initiative that will prohibit the sale of pork that doesn’t meet the state’s production standards, a move championed by […]
NPPC Congratulates Rod Snyder on EPA Appointment October 7, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C., Oct. 7, 2021 – The National Pork Producers Council today applauds the political appointment of Rod Snyder as senior adviser for agriculture to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan. Snyder, a long-time friend of agriculture and the pork industry, has worked at the intersection of agriculture and environmental issues for nearly two decades, […]