NPPC Urges USDA Review Of Mexico’s Disease Status
Following meetings in late October with Mexican government officials, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) pressed the U.S. government to prioritize completion of risk assessments for classical swine fever (hog cholera) in a number of Mexican states....
COOL Causes Trade Friction Between U.S.-Canada Producers
Canadian livestock producers want their government to start trade actions against the United States over a new trade law that is already starting to curtail beef and pork trade to American markets....
NPPC Testifies on Use of Antibiotics in Pork Production
Antibiotics are a necessary tool to protect animal health, stated National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) representatives as they urged legislators in a congressional hearing ...
Animal Drug Review Legislation Reauthorized
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) today lauded Congress for approving legislation to reauthorize an animal drug review law and to add a new generic animal drug review statute...
Keep Plum Island?
Repairing or replacing the worn out buildings at the 54-year-old Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC), located just off the coast of Long Island,...
Groups to Sue USDA Over National Identification Plan
Attorneys for the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund have sent a Notice of Intent to Sue letter to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Preparing for FMD
Getting the word out about foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) will help the United States better prepare for the potential disease disaster. Even with the best...
NPPC Works to Ease Impact On Rodent Control Chemicals
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has successfully deflected the onerous effects of a final rule on chemicals the livestock industry uses to control rodents...
NPPC Calls for New Animal Disease Lab on U.S. Mainland
A new national laboratory for researching and diagnosing foreign animal diseases should be built on the U.S. mainland in an area with small livestock and wildlife populations...
Pew Commission Report is Tainted
Recommendations for improvements in livestock production from a group composed mainly of individuals opposed to modern livestock production would do little...
