Doug Wolf, a pork producer from Lancaster, Wisconsin, and a pork industry leader for both the National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), passed away suddenly this week. Wolf was a partner in Wolf L&G Farms LLC, which he ran with his wife Kris and son Shannon and family. Wolf L&G Farms includes a commercial swine operation, a cow-calf herd and crop operation that produces corn, soybeans and alfalfa.
“Doug Wolf was a warm and genuine man who represented America’s pork producers with grace and tenacity all over the globe,” said Jan Archer, National Pork Board president and a North Carolina pork producer. “He understood the implications of trade relationships and the important role it plays in keeping American farms alive. He took time away from his own farm and family to ensure that the rest of us could sell our products to the world. We all owe Doug a huge debt of gratitude and will miss him terribly.”
In addition to his service as past chair of NPPC, Wolf was leading the National Pork Board Trade Committee. Additionally, Wolf had prior leadership roles with the Wisconsin Pork Association, the Grant County (Wisconsin) Pork Producers, the Wisconsin Farm Bureau, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance. At the time of his passing, he also served on the Wisconsin State Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, and as a director with People’s State Bank of Prairie Du Chen, Wisconsin, and was involved with Driftless Meats, a USDA-approved processing and retail enterprise in Viroqua, Wisconsin.
Source: Porkcheckoff