…of its favored protein,” said NPPC President David Herring, a hog farmer from Lillington, N.C. “The United States is the lowest-cost producer of pork in the world, but with 72…
NPPC Launches ‘Pork O’ Clock’ Campaign Highlighting Importance of USMCA
…way to highlight its importance than a campaign that illustrates how pork is enjoyed across United States, Canada and Mexico,” said David Herring, NPPC president and a pork producer in…
California Hemp Industry Takes Next Step with SB 153
…significant force nationally thanks to the passage of SB 153,” President of Vote Hemp Eric Steenstra said in a press release. “We are grateful to Senator Scott Wilk for championing…
Registration Opens for Massive 2020 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
…and NCBA Invitational PBR Bull Riding on Friday, Feb. 7. U.S. astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Captain Scott Kelly will share his lessons from space during the Opening General Session,…
USDA Invests $11M In Research That Will Support Specialty Crop Farmers
WASHINGTON (USDA-Oct. 3, 2019) — U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Deputy Under Secretary Scott Hutchins announced that the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has invested $11 million in…
Almond Update: Sanitation a Must as Harvest Wraps Up
California is on the home stretch of the 2019 almond harvest with later varieties like Fritz and Monterey now coming off the trees. UC Cooperative Extension Entomology Farm Advisor David…
Italy’s Valagro Breaks-Ground on its First U.S. Manufacturing Facility
…U.S.A., who is excited to get construction going on the new plant. Listen to his full comments: David Beaudreau Cooper also caught up with David Beaudreau from the Biostimulant Coalition….
Almond Update: Mummy Shake Contest A Creative Sanitation Reminder
…lyrics to contain sanitation information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGsoV5ceFeo&feature=youtu.be U.C. Cooperative Extension Advisor David Haviland and his family won the contest last year with their video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVUd2vJ8NNI Find all of the contest details,…
NPPC Welcomes New Swine Inspection System
…new inspection system that incentivizes investment in new technologies while ensuring a safe supply of wholesome American pork,” said National Pork Producers Council President David Herring, a producer from Lillington,…
NPPC Statement on China Market Access
…Producers Council (NPPC) President David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C.: “If media reports are accurate, this is a most welcome development. The Chinese have placed punitive tariffs of…
Industry Responds to EPA WOTUS Announcement
…moving towards a common sense WOTUS rule that works with—not against—farmers to protect our nation’s waterways,” said NPPC President David Herring, a pork producer from Lillington, N.C. “The previous WOTUS…
Pork Industry Receives USDA Grant to Open ASF Dialogue in Asia
…regions,” said NPPC President David Herring, a pork producer in Lillington, N.C. Under the first phase of the project, the groups will identify and meet with key stakeholders in Vietnam….
An ARS Focus on the Northern Plains: Finding New Ways to Beef Up Our Cattle
The nutritional quality of forage grasses in the Northern Plains is being altered by rising carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere. Photo courtesy of David Augustine. (USDA/ARS) — Carbon…
Ag Groups Celebrate Trade Agreement with Japan
…Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. David Herring President, NPPC “We thank the Trump administration for negotiating a trade agreement with Japan, a market that represented…