National Pork Board Appointees Named
Five pork producers have been appointed to serve three-year terms on the National Pork Board board of directors. That list includes Gordon Spronk of Minnesota and Terry Wolters of South Dakota.
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Data to Share Pork Sustainability Story
Pork producers are available to track metrics on crop production, water use and other sustainability efforts through the Pork Cares Farm Impact Report. National Pork Board Chief Sustainability Officer Jamie Burr says these third-party, confidential reports allow farmers to share…
National Swine Health Strategy Highlighted
National Pork Board Chief Veterinarian Dr. Dusty Oedekoven outlined the new National Swine Health Strategy at Minnesota Pork Congress. That strategy will come up for a vote at next month’s National Pork Forum. One of the goals of this strategy…
Pork Industry Leader Passes
Funeral services will be held on February 6 for Patrick Fleming. Fleming served as the National Pork Board’s vice president of demand development. He passed away on January 12 after a long battle with cancer.
A Promotion for Zipperlen
Kristin Zipperlen has been promoted to senior manager of stakeholder media for the National Pork Board. Zipperlen has been on the Pork Checkoff staff for nearly five years.
Former Pork Board CEO Passes
A celebration of life will be held on January 23 in West Des Moines for Steve Murphy. Murphy, 75, passed away on December 15th from cancer. Murphy was the chief executive officer with the National Pork Board from 2001 to…
South Dakota Farm Bureau Delegates Gear Up for Policy Debate
The South Dakota Farm Bureau annual meeting will be held in Sioux Falls. "We start Friday with a policy update," said SDFB Regional Manager Lowell Mesman. "Then we jump right into district caucuses for the seven districts." Saturday starts with…
Dr. Newman to Oversee Pork Checkoff Program
The former North Dakota State University Extension swine specialist has been named as the new CEO of the National Pork Board. Dr. David Newman spent five years in that role at NDSU from 2010-to-2015. After time at Arkansas State University,…
Pork Checkoff Rolls Out Modernized PQA Plus
The National Pork Board is upgrading its Learning Management System and launching the newest version of Pork Quality Assurance Plus. "The content mainly remains the same for our producers and focuses on our We Care ethical principles, but Version 6…
Even Plans to Return to SD Farming Roots
National Pork Board CEO Bill Even plans to leave the job and return to the family’s farming operation in South Dakota. Even’s last day with the NPB will be May 1. Even took over as CEO in 2016. He served…
