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The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) hosted a policy panel during the opening day at the 2023 World Pork Expo, wherein NPPC board officers and experts discussed the pork industry’s current priorities.
“Advocating for reasonable public policy, expanding exports, protecting our animals from foreign animal diseases and defending efforts to restrict what we do all help keep our farms successful,” said NPPC President and fifth-generation pig farmer Scott Hays of Missouri. “Despite facing economic headwinds, pig farmers have always prevailed in difficult times to put safe and affordable food on the table.”
Preparing for and preventing foreign animal diseases, addressing the agricultural labor shortage, and increasing pork exports are some of the top public-policy issues for pork producers.
Protecting the safety of the food supply
Andrew Bailey, NPPC legal counsel, science and technology, discussed how the renewal of key farm bill programs addressing animal disease prevention and management of foreign animal disease (FAD) risks are vital to protecting the U.S. pig herd, which include:
National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank
National Animal Health Laboratory Network
National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program
National Veterinary Stockpile
Dr. Anna Forseth, NPPC director of animal health, shared the industry’s progress on six priorities to prepare for a FAD. These include – harmonizing state and federal response, on-farm preparedness, surveillance, U.S. SHIP indemnity and international trade.
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California’s Prop 12: it’s not good for pigs, it’s not good for producers, and it’s certainly not good for consumers, Scott Hays, president of National Pork Producers Council, told the press during the opening day of the 2023 World Pork Expo, being held in Des Moines, Iowa.
Despite a “disappointing” ruling, Hays said even the U.S. Supreme Court agreed the issue is a problem. “So, we will continue to work on that problem,” he added.
For now, NPPC is focused on working with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to ensure a smooth transition that will keep product flowing into California.
We’re worried about our consumers out there, but we’re also needing to keep product moving for our producers,” he said.
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