World Pork Expo Audio Special

Farmscape for June 6, 2014

-Audrey Adamson, the vice president domestic public policy with the National Pork Producers Council, discusses U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling and the need to amend the legislation to avoid the possible introduction of retaliatory tariffs by Canada and Mexico on a wide range of products imported from the U.S.
Feature Runs: 9:21

-Nick Giordano, the vice president and council for international affairs with the National Pork Producers Council, discusses the Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations and U.S. concerns over concessions being demand by Japan.
Feature Runs: 10:53

-Dr. Howard Hill, the president of the National Pork Producers Council, discusses mandatory reporting of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea introduced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and implications for U.S. pork producers.
Feature Runs: 7:37

-Dr. Paul Sundberg, the vice president science and technology with the National Pork Board, discusses plans for funding and building the infrastructure needed to collect and manage swine health surveillance data.
Feature Runs: 5:10

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