The vote result was a major boost for independent hog farmers in their growing dispute with pork packing houses and large corporate farms, which checkoff opponents say have benefited the most from ...

The pork checkoff encourages publication in journals, hosts webinars, works with extension educators, communicates with state associations, and posts findings on the checkoff website, he said.

Elated and overjoyed. Disappointed and surprised. Pork producers' opinions ran the gamut after District Judge Richard A. Enslen declared the pork checkoff unconstitutional. The ruling, issued Oct ...

The Pork Cares Farm Impact Report program by the Pork Checkoff is designed to help pork producers document sustainability on their swine operations. Erin Ehnle Brown / Grand Vale Creative LLC.

Like most checkoff opponents, he thinks giving money for pork research, promotion and education should be voluntary, not mandatory. Since 1987, farmers have paid 45 cents to the National Pork ...

The pork industry will see some changes in the checkoff program to kick off 2023. Earlier this year delegates to the 2022 National Pork Forum voted to change the national pork checkoff rate.

Ad campaigns from controversial quasi-government programs for pork, dairy, and beef are raising new questions around the checkoff program’s foray into social media.

The National Pork Board will meet in early November to approve the 2009 Pork Checkoff budget before sending it to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for approval. Pork producers pay 40 cents for ...

According to reporting by Investigate Midwest, “between 2012 and 2022, the pork checkoff gave $17,184,763 in funding to land-grant colleges across the country.