PORK REPORT May/June 2018
U.S. Pork Industry Is Focused on The California Pork Producers Association is Safeguarding Natural Resources the catalyst for The National Pork Board (NPB) is sharing the strong record that the U.S. pork California pork industry industry has on the environment and sustainability efforts. stakeholders to “Sustainability on the farm is an ongoing commitment by pig farmers today,” collectively and said Terry O’Neel, National Pork Board president and a Nebraska pig farmer. collaboratively build a socially responsible, “As an industry, farmers are committed, through ongoing environmental sustainable, and sustainability efforts, to safeguard natural resources for future generations.” economically viable pork Over the last decade, the U.S. has played a leading role in advancing animal industry through agriculture’s environmental and conservation efforts. Respect for the earth information, promotion, and its natural resources is part of the U.S. agricultural heritage and America’s and education. pork producers are dedicated to preserving that legacy. Long-term efforts have helped pig farmers raise more pork using fewer natural resources than ever before. A key reason is new technology in place on farms across the country which In this issue: improve sustainability and air quality, preserve soil quality and reduce land, water and energy use. In a 50-year look-back completed by the University of 2 Presidents Message Arkansas in 2012 – and which is currently being updated with data through 2015 – U.S. pig farmers had reduced land use by 78 percent, reduced water 3 Member News & Info use by 41 percent, and had a carbon footprint that was 35 percent smaller.
5 U.S Pork Producers Preliminary data over just the past five years shows continued progress. Fly-in to Washington Additionally, pig farms throughout the U.S. carefully manage the manure that is produced and do so according to the requirements of all environmental 5 CPPA Jr. Directors at Ag permits and regulations. Manure is a valuable nutrient resource for the Day production of all crops and is applied to fields in accordance with agronomic
6 Legislative Update needs of the crop and according to state and federal regulations. “Pig farmers learn from the examples of others and we routinely share best st 10 1 Quarter Pork Exports practices,” said O’Neel. “That’s the motivation behind the development in 2008 of our We Care platform and its six ethical principles of production.” 12 The Lessons Aren’t Over We Care, which marks a decade of commitment this year, includes steps to: 13 YPQA is Now YQCA • Produce safe food
14 What is the Pork Checkoff? • Protect and promote animal well-being • Ensure practices to protect public health 17 Pork & the DASH Diet • Safeguard natural resources • Provide a safe work environment 19 Pig Welfare Symposium • Contribute to a better quality of life in our communities
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WWW.CALPORK.COM • May/June 2018 1 Presidents Message – D.M. Lopes President David Lopes State Fair Open Swine Show & Sale: BYOB avid.lopes reedleycollege.edu e have ust one sale and show event left for the PPA adult Reedley, A membership, the alifornia State air. As those of you who have Vice President attended this event regularly over the years, you know that the level of Russell Pedrett participation isn’t exactly what it used to be in the “Good Ole Days”. rnvgenetics yahoo.com Numbers have declined, probably due to a number of reasons. Some olusa, A of these reasons include fewer breeders in the state, the expense of the trip, schedule conflicts other fairs at the same time, etc. , busy hectic Secretary lives that seem to be the norm these days, and a limited number of Randy Long buyers for our product. The last reason listed may be the most rlong sunnyvalleysmokedmeats.com significant one for a lot of people. In fact, in light of last year’s sale in Manteca, A which less than half of the sale entries received a bid, am concerned Treasurer that this year’s participation might shrink even more. Supply is simply Ken Dyer greater than the demand or is it . kdyer pff ca.com Many of you are familiar with the acronym B OB Bring our Own orcoran, A Beer . ith regard to the State air Open ivision Swine Sale, would
prefer “Bring Your Own Buyer”. As a youth who exhibited animals at Board of Directors the county fair, was strongly urged by my Ag Teachers to find a buyer Rachelle Bailey-Tucker for my pro ect prior to the county fair which usually did . As many oldenStateSwine aol.com of my fellow students found out, failure to find a buyer usually meant Turlock, A enduring a financial loss on their pro ect at the auction. That was a painful experience for some youth exhibitors as well as for their Jim Brem parents . believe there is a lesson here that still resounds today. im.brem farmerswarehouse.com Strathmore, A Let’s be completely honest about something before discussing possible solutions to the dilemma of attracting more buyers. t is not likely that Kyle Dadson we will be attracting the big money buyers to our open division sale. kyledadson atasusd.org Those folks are the ones raising their hands at the unior division sale Paso Robles, A taking place two weeks prior. My hat is off to the breeders who have done an outstanding ob of organi ing that event and continuing to Aaron Prinz elevate the caliber of animals exhibited and sold there. Not to say that agprin ucdavis.edu the open show doesn’t see animals of high quality, but the abundance avis, A of “elite ones” and the overall depth of quality favors the junior event.
Chance Reeder omparing the two events is like comparing apples and oranges. They creeder yosemitemeat.com are simply uite different and the buyers, for the most part, are Modesto, A different as well. So how do we get buyers to the open division sale That is a great Alan Rios uestion to which few people can likely come up with a great answer. show.generationx gmail.com Livingston, A I don’t know that my answer qualifies as a great one, but here is my go at it. get a few not many, but a few calls from people every year Executive Director with backyard pig operations needing a gilt or even, believe it or not, a Erica Sanko boar. also get a few calls from unior exhibitors looking for breeding erica calpork.com stock who can’t afford large price tags. Many of us probably know a few such individuals who ust might be able to use some new breeding stock. e, the members, need to reach out and contact these