The National Pork Industry Forum, to be held in Anaheim, CA March 1 – 3, promises to be a lively gathering this year. Pork Act delegates will discuss key issues and challenges facing the pork industry during the annual business meeting.
How the U.S. pork industry can be accountable to its customer’s desires, and do so in a sustainable manner while building a trust relationship, will be a key topic of discussion in light of the recent decisions to move away from gestation stalls. In addition, Delegates will conduct normal business as it relates to the Pork Checkoff program, including the rate of the Checkoff and the amount of Checkoff revenue distributed to state pork associations for Checkoff-funded programs.
Delegates also nominate producers and/or importers for appointment to the National Pork Board and to the Pork Nominating Committee. The recommendations concerning the Pork Checkoff and the appointments to the National Pork Board are made to the U.S. secretary of agriculture, who makes the final determination.
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National Pork Board