The Iowa Pork Producers Association has named Jesi Strohbehn as its new Producer Education Director. Strohbehn began her role in April and will lead efforts focused on engaging with pork producers, supporting industry initiatives and strengthening connections across Iowa’s swine community. In this role, Strohbehn will be responsible for developing informational materials for Iowa pig farmers, administering pork quality improvement programs and working with key stakeholder groups such as Iowa Farm Animal Care and the Iowa Pork Industry Center. She will also work directly with producers to provide resources and support, while contributing to programs centered on swine health, research and innovation within the pork industry. Strohbehn most recently served as an Agriculture Compliance Investigator for the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s organic program. In that role, she conducted organic inspections for processing facilities, livestock operations and crop producer
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Read MoreThe National Pork Board (NPB) welcomes five appointed pork producers to serve three-year terms beginning in June on the NPB Board of Directors. Emily Arkfeld, Missouri Chad Herring, North Carolina Alayne Johnson, Indiana Gordon Spronk, Minnesota Terry Wolters, South Dakota “The checkoff was built by producers for producers, so their experiences and ideas are critical to keep us moving forward,” says David Newman, Ph.D., NPB CEO. “Board members play such an important role in charting the swine industry course for the future. The checkoff exists to tackle big challenges that producers can’t solve entirely on their own, like disease elimination and increasing U.S. pork consumption. Producer perspectives today help set the direction for the decades ahead.” The board oversees Pork Checkoff investments in promotion, research and consumer information programs that strengthen U.S. pork and support the industry’s strategic priorities. NPB’s 15-member board is made up of pork producers or impo
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