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Johanns Announces National Pork Board Appointments

Press Release

Date: May 30, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Food Processing and Sales


JOHANNS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL PORK BOARD APPOINTMENTS

Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today announced five appointments to the 15-member National Pork Board. Each appointee will serve three-year terms.

"I am pleased that these individuals have agreed to provide their time and expertise," said Johanns. The five were chosen from among eight pork producers nominated by the National Pork Producers Delegate Body during its meeting in Anaheim, Calif., in February.

The appointees are: Tim A. Bierman, Larrabee, Iowa; Henry E. Moore, Clinton, N.C.; G. Steven Weaver, Elk Grove, Calif.; Bruce A. Samson, Three Forks, Mont.; and Everett L. Forkner, Richards, Mo.

Established under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985, the National Pork Board develops budgets and awards contracts to carry out a coordinated program designed to strengthen the position of pork in the marketplace. USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service oversees the operation of the board.

The mandatory program is funded by an assessment of 0.40 percent of the market value of all hogs sold in the United States and an equivalent amount on imported hogs, pork, and pork products.


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