Deputy Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner today announced five appointments to the 15-member National Pork Board (Board) from the National Pork Producers Council’s 20th Annual World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa. The five were chosen from among eight pork producers nominated by the National Pork Producers Delegate Body during its March meeting in St. Louis, Mo.
The newly appointed Board members are: Conley J. Nelson, Algona, Iowa; Karen J. Richter, Montgomery, Minnesota. The reappointed Board members are: Roy J. Henry, Longford, Kansas; Alan E. Wilhoite, Lebanon, Indiana; Brian D. Zimmerman, Beatrice, Nebraska.
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USDA/ News Release, June 5, 2008