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Articles tagged under: Randy Spronk

Livestock Industry Depends on FTAs

Published March 8, 2025

Edgerton, Minnesota farmer Randy Spronk is home after a trade trip to Guatemala. Spronk, who is a past chair of the U.S. Meat Export Federation and past president of the National Pork Producers Council, said the trip highlighted the importance…
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Hanson Succeeds Spronk at USMEF

Published November 11, 2024

Nebraska cattle feeder Steve Hanson is the new chairman of the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Hanson succeeds Minnesota pork producer Randy Spronk. The new chair-elect is Jay Theiler, who is with Agri-Beef. The vice chair is a grain and livestock…
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Farming for the Future

Published November 4, 2024

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture is partnering with the Red River Farm Network and the Linder Farm Network to provide information on soil health events and topics. Randy Spronk is a water quality certified producer from Pipestone County and talks…
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Optimism Seen at USMEF Spring Conference

Published May 27, 2024

The U.S. Meat Export Federation wrapped up its spring conference Friday in Kansas City. USMEF Chair Randy Spronk, who farms in Minnesota, found a sense of optimism at the meeting. "I'm a pork producer and we've come through a very…
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USMEF Recognizes Symbiotic Relationship with Grains

Published March 5, 2024

U.S. Meat Export Federation Chairman and Edgerton, Minnesota farmer Randy Spronk says the relationship between corn and soybean producers is a key to success in animal protein production. Sustainability claims in the animal ag industry are greatly influenced by grain…
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Spronk: Tell Your Story

Published January 20, 2024

In 1995, the United States was a net importer of pork. "In my career, we've gone from being a net importer to where we're exporting 27 or 28 percent of the value," reports Randy Spronk, chair, U.S. Meat Export Federation.…
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NPPC Leader Testifies in D.C.

Published September 22, 2023

The House Ways and Means’ Committee trade subcommittee took testimony on the supply chain this past week. National Pork Producers Council Past President Randy Spronk, Pipestone, Minnesota, testified in support of the Generalized System of Preferences which expired in 2020.…
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Entire Swine Industry Impacted by Prop 12 Decision

Published May 27, 2023

U.S. Meat Export Federation Chair-Elect Randy Spronk will take over leadership of the organization this fall. Spronk said this past week's USMEF Spring Conference considered difficult issues, like California's Proposition 12. Congressional action may be necessary to overturn the Supreme…
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USMEF Elects Officer Team

Published November 14, 2022

The new chairman of the U.S. Meat Export Federation is Iowa farmer Dean Meyer. Randy Spronk will serve as the vice-chair. Spronk is a past president of the National Pork Producers Council and farms in Minnesota’s Pipestone County.
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Promoting Pork in the DR

Published June 28, 2018

Two Minnesota pig farmers, Randy Spronk of Edgerton and John Schwartz of Sleepy Eye, participated in the Latin American Product Showcase in the Dominican Republic. Spronk said these buyers are looking for whole muscle cuts. "We were on a market…
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