Pork Checkoff
Pork Industry Helps Feed Hungry Americans
Apr 4, 2008 10:44 AM
Television is full of pleas from charitable organizations for contributions to feed hungry children in Third World countries...
Pork Board Hires Swine Health Veterinarian
Apr 4, 2008 10:20 AM
The National Pork Board has announced the hiring of Lisa Becton, DVM, as director of Swine Health Information and Research...
Pork Checkoff Offers Monthly Porcine Circovirus Updates
Mar 15, 2008 12:00 PM
Timely answers to questions about porcine circovirus-associated disease (PCVAD) are available by simply clicking on the pork checkoff's new PCVAD Web...
Special Report from National Pork Industry Forum
Mar 13, 2008 4:32 PM, By Dale Miller, Editor
National Pork Industry Forum, which serves as the annual meetings of the National Pork Board (Pork Checkoff) and the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), met in St. Louis, MO on March 6-8. Following is a report of some activities that took place during Pork Forum...
44 Practical Ideas to Cut Feed and Production Costs
Mar 5, 2008 10:46 AM
The Pork Checkoff's science and technology committee members were asked to provide some practical tips to help pork producers reduce the feed and production costs. These 44 suggestions were offered...
TQA: What's In a Name?
Feb 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The pork industry extends its hog-handling focus from truckers to a broader Transport Quality Assurance program. To minimize pork quality losses during...
Clearing Up the Confusion Over Pork Quality-Plus
Jan 15, 2008 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Fact sheet offers quick rundown of new industry program. Participation in the National Pork Board's Pork Quality Assurance-Plus (PQA-Plus) program, introduced...
National Pork Board CEO Resigns
Jan 14, 2008 5:08 PM
The chief executive officer (CEO) of the National Pork Board since 2001, Steve Murphy, has turned in his resignation...
Pork Checkoff Surveys Activist Groups’ Influence on Children
Jan 4, 2008 3:10 PM
Activist groups target children with educational materials claiming that people have no right to harvest animals for food....
National Pork Board Passes 2008 Budget
Dec 15, 2007 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Pork Checkoff is poised to address five key issues in the coming year. The National Pork Board has signed off on a $51 million budget and operating plan...
Pork Board Gains New Member
Sep 15, 2007 12:00 PM
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has appointed Longford, KS, pork producer Roy Henry to serve a one-year term on the National Pork Board. The vacancy...
Pork Board Picks Leader
Aug 15, 2007 12:00 PM
A Wisconsin pork producer has been elected president of the National Pork Board. Lynn Harrison from Elk Mound, serving his second, three-year term on...
Study Assesses Checkoff's Value
Aug 15, 2007 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The return on pork checkoff programs greatly outweighs the costs. In a recently completed study of the economic value of pork checkoff programs, economists...
Pork Board Welfare Committee Kicks Off 2008 Planning Process
Aug 1, 2007 12:05 PM
The National Pork Board’s animal welfare committee held a strategic planning session July 8 in San Antonio, TX, just prior to the American Society of Animal Science annual meeting...
Checkoff Decisions Announced at Expo
Jul 15, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
Advocates of the pork checkoff had more to celebrate than their 20th anniversary. Just hours into the second day of World Pork Expo in early June, National...
Pork Board Identifies Critical Issues
Jul 15, 2006 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
The National Pork Board has selected five critical issues to address during 2007, including: The way the industry can positively impact the customer's...
Pork Board Appointments
Jun 15, 2006 12:00 PM, By Joe Vansickle Senior Editor
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns has announced six appointments to the 15-member National Pork Board. Six were chosen from among nine producers nominated...
Pork Board Buys Pork Brand
Mar 31, 2006 12:00 PM
The National Pork Board has announced it has secured the rights to the “Pork. The Other White Meat” trademark from the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC)....
Delegates Select Members, Pass Motions
Mar 31, 2006 11:55 AM
National Pork Board delegates ranked candidates for the board of directors and passed several resolutions during the National Pork Industry Forum held early this month in Kansas City....
It's Time to Pony Up
Feb 15, 2006 12:00 PM, By Dale Miller Editor
How many times have you heard someone make that statement or fuss and fret when a raise comes in under the rate of inflation, knowing full well they are...
