For the Week Ending May 20, 2022 May 21, 2022

MEATPACKING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR BILL SENT TO FULL HOUSE FOR VOTEThe House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday advanced the “Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act,” H.R. 7606, to the House floor for a vote. The bill would create a special investigator at USDA to bring civil actions for violations of the Packers & Stockyards Act (PSA), which […]

For the Week Ending May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022

SEC EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD ON CLIMATE REPORTING PROPOSALThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended to June 17 the comment period on its proposed regulation mandating that publicly-traded companies report on their carbon emissions and other climate-related data and on similar information from partner companies, suppliers, and distributors. The SEC responded to an NPPC-led […]

SEC Extends Comment Period on Climate-Reporting Rule May 10, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 9, 2022 – The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) was pleased with today’s decision by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to extend the comment period to June 17 on its reporting requirements proposal on climate change-related information from publicly-traded companies and their customers, suppliers, and distributors. “NPPC thanks Chairman Gensler and […]

Foreign Animal Disease Resources

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Jenny Araquistain

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 …

Board of Directors and Officers Announced

Posted on April 2, 2015April 2, 2015 by Lee Letsch

During the 2015 Annual Meeting, elections for Board positions were closed. Matt Kennedy & Gayle Burke were re-elected and Rick Barber was elected as a new board member, all for a three year terms. The Board of Directors then met …