hog producers

Stephen Vaden, deputy secretary of agriculture, addressed several topics during a Jan. 21, 2026, webinar. (NALC image)
Livestock, Washington News

Vaden on Prop 12: ‘Should be struck down’

California’s Proposition 12 should be struck down, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Vaden said during a Jan. 21 webinar. Read More

The 2025-26 National Producers Council board of directors include president Duane Stateler, president-elect Rob Brenneman, vice president Pat Hord, immediate past president Lori Stevermer, Steve Malakowsky, Craig Edsill, John Anderson, Trish Cook, Francis Forst, Bob Ivey, Todd Marotz, Jeremy Pittman, Jackie Bowman Ponder, Ed Reed, Jeb Stevens, and Neill Westerbeek. (Courtesy photo.)
Biz News, Livestock, Swine

Stateler elected new president of NPPC

AgriTalk host Chip Flory (left) moderated a policy panel on pork priorities at World Pork Expo in Des Moines. National Pork Producers Council panelists included (from left): Bryan Humphreys, CEO; Lori Stevermer, president; Chase Adams, assistant vice president of domestic policy; Maria C. Zieba, vice president of government affairs; and Anna Forseth, director of animal health. (Courtesy photo.)
Livestock, Swine

Farm bill spotlights pork producer priorities at World Pork Expo