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Pork Producers Take On DC for Spring Fly-in

More than 100 pork producers from around the country attended National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) Spring Legislative Action Conference (LAC) on March 29-30 in Washington, D.C. The biannual fly-in allows U.S. pork producers to meet with their Members of Congress to discuss the industry’s policy priorities and how decisions affect their farms and families. 

During the two-day event, speakers included NPPC President Scott Hays; House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA); Rep. Greg Murphy (R-NC); and NPPC subject matters experts. 

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