National Pork Producers Council

The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is an industry group that represents the pork industry. Its leaders are farmers with large hog farms and industry lobbyists from pork producing and packing corporations like Smithfield Foods. They have been identified as a supporter of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).

Lobbying Efforts
2012 Lobbying Data:

The National Pork Producers Council Spent 1.1 million on lobbying in 2008, 1.2 million in 2009, 1.1 million in 2010, and 1.3 million in 2011.

the PPC does in-house lobbying, but also contracts out to major firms including the Bockorny Group and the Russell Group

2007 Farm Bill Policy Positions

 * "2007 NPPC Farm Bill Policy Positions:
 * Industry Structure:
 * Support the right of producers of any size or type of production system to market access and oppose anything that hinders that access.
 * Animal Care and Handling:
 * Oppose the inclusion of an animal-welfare title.
 * Oppose legislation and/or amendments that mandate production practices and/or place restrictions on how to raise animals.
 * Conservation and Energy
 * Include science-based, affordable and effective provisions dealing with the environment and conservation.
 * Support early release of CRP acres to crop production.
 * Support allowing the 51-cent-per-gallon ethanol blender’s tax credit and the 54-cent tariff on imported ethanol to expire.
 * Trade:
 * Expand access to foreign markets, continue promoting U.S. exports using the Market Access Program (MAP) funding and aggressively pursue export businesses to help increase demand for U.S. pork."

Board
As of 2011:
 * President: Doug Wolf
 * President-Elect: R.C. Hunt
 * Vice President: Randy Spronk
 * Gary Asay
 * Al Deutsch
 * Dr. Ron Prestage
 * Bob Dykhuis
 * Dr. Howard Hill
 * Mark Legan
 * Larry Liepold
 * Bill Luckey
 * Pat Schwab
 * John Weber

Past Presidents:
 * Sam Carney
 * Don Butler
 * Bryan Black
 * Jill Appell
 * Joy Philippi
 * Don Buhl
 * Keith Berry

SourceWatch Resources

 * ALEC Corporations
 * American Legislative Exchange Council
 * Meat & Dairy industry
 * Meat Promotion Coalition
 * Processed food industry
 * U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance