Entries by Minnesota Pork Producers Association

Use Science In Regulating Antibiotics, Agriculture Coalition Says

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 12, 2012 – A coalition of agricultural organizations sent a letter yesterday to Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-N.Y., who is seeking to restrict severely antibiotic use in livestock and poultry production, pointing out the stringent federal approval process and regulation of antibiotics, the lack of human health risks from their judicious use in […]

Survey Shows Few Sows In Open Housing

DES MOINES, June 6, 2012 – Results of a survey issued today at the World Pork Expo, the annual trade show of the National Pork Producers Council, show that the overwhelming majority of the U.S. sow herd spends some time in individual housing, known as gestation stalls. The findings confirm NPPC’s concerns about recent pronouncements […]

Statement of The National Pork Producers Council On Food Companies’ Decisions On Sow Housing

It is very disconcerting that retailers, in making decisions about sourcing pork products, continue to succumb to the pressure of activist groups such as the Humane Society of the United States without any consideration of the impact on American farm families, who produce the safe and affordable pork that they sell to consumers. These unilateral […]

NPPC Disappointed With McDonald’s Decision Questions Remain About Effects On Farming Families

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2012 – The National Pork Producers Council expressed disappointment with McDonald’s decision to move forward with requiring its pork suppliers to phase out the use of individual sow housing. The fast food firm today announced it wants 100 percent of its suppliers to be gestation stall-free in 10 years. “While we’re disappointed […]