Southwest Iowa producer Dennis Liljedahl is the new President for the Iowa Pork Producers Association. He says two key issues his group is focused on is battling foreign animal diseases and getting policy instituted that supports trade.
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He says IPPA’s major foreign animal disease concern is making sure they can keep African Swine Fever out of the U.S.

Liljedahl says producers saw the effects of the COVID 19 pandemic that led to the backlog at processing plants so he’s pleased Congressman Dusty Johnson has introduced the DIRECT Act to allow the sale of state inspected meat across state lines.

Liljedahl says he expects more input from the Biden administration on making agriculture more sustainable and that’s something IPPA will be engaged in going forward.