Entries by Minnesota Pork Producers Association

EPA Withdraws Farm Database Rule

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 13, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today withdrew a proposed rule that would have required large livestock and poultry farmers to report information about their operations and undermined court decisions related to producer obligations under the Clean Water Act, a move applauded by the National Pork Producers Council. EPA’s proposed […]

Australia, New Zealand, U.S. Uneasy Over Canada’s Inclusion In Trans-Pacific Partnership

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 10, 2012 – The recent decision at the G20 summit to include Canada in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has the United States, New Zealand and Australia up in arms over Canada’s open agricultural subsidy schemes, in particular its programs for Canadian pork production. The TPP countries – the United States, Australia, New […]

U.N. Body Approves Standard For Feed Additive

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 5, 2012 – The National Pork Producers Council praised a U.N. commission for finally approving an international standard for a safe and approved feed ingredient. The Codex Alimentarius Commission, which was established by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization and its World Health Organization to promote food safety and fair practices in […]

NPPC Asks U.S. To Abide By WTO MCOOL Ruling; Wants Harmonization For North American Hog Markets

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2012 – The National Pork Producers Council today said it will urge the Obama administration to comply with a World Trade Organization (WTO) decision against the U.S. Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (MCOOL) law and will work to promote harmonization of the North American hog market. The WTO Appellate Body today upheld a […]

Stop Subsidizing Hog Production, NPPC Asks Canada

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 14, 2012 – In discussions this week with Canadian federal and provincial government officials, the National Pork Producers Council asked that Canada stop its hog subsidy programs before entering the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks. It pointed out that if similar programs existed in the United States, U.S. pork production would more […]