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NPPC President Says EWG Distorting Facts On Antibiotics
This week, the Environmental Working Group issued a report claiming that antibiotic use in food animals is the main cause for...
NPPC Asks EPA To Be Careful About information Releases
Ag organizations including the National Pork Producers Council are asking the Environmental Protection Agency to take steps t...
Nesw NPPC President Says Biggest Concern Is Activists
The primary concern for new NPPC President Randy Spronk is attacks on agriculture from activist groups.He says its critical p...
NPPC Applauds Senators Asking for RFS Waiver
A Bipartisan group of 25 U.S. Senators have joined 156 House members in asking EPA to waive the RFS in order to help drought ...
NPPC President Elect on Russia Import Duty Decision
Wednesday, the Russian government said it will cut the import duty for pork from 15 percent to zero on August 23. The decisio...
Pork Industry Pleased but Wary of EPA Withdrawing CAFO Rule
Pork Industry officials are pleased EPA has withdrawn its proposed Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation Reporting Rule. SDPP...
NPPC Disappointed with McDonald's Decision on Animal Housing
The National Pork Producers Council is disappointed with the decision this week by McDonald’s Corporation to discontinu...
NPPC Officer Hopeful Barrier Can Be Overcome With FTA
After announcing last month it would expand its tariff free market for pork imports, South Korea reportedly is now backing aw...
NPPC Wants Taiwan To Abide By WTO On Ractopamine
The Taiwanese government has announced plans to set an allowable level for U.S. beef that contains ractopamine, but did not s...