Sustainability
NPB Names First Chief Sustainability Officer
Jamie Burr brings 20+ years experience to help the pork industry meet sustainability goals in his new role as the Chief Sustainability Officer.
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Sustainable Pork: Growing A Climate For Tomorrow
NPB has released the latest Pork Cares Snapshot Report, which reports on-farm sustainability measurements from 2021 farm data.
Sustainability
Decoding Carbon Markets – What Do They Mean To You?
Carbon markets are the latest buzz but what exactly are they? How do they work? What questions should you ask?
Sustainability
Grant: Advancing U.S. Pork Sustainability and Market Value
$20 million grant available to Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri pork producers to advance climate-smart agriculture practices.
Sustainability
Sustainability in the Pork Industry: What’s Coming and Why Pork Producers Need to be Ready
Sustainability isn’t a buzzword that is going away. There are more global factors than ever that continue to put pressure on pork and food producers.
Real Pork
Real Pork Gets Real Results
Real Pork is the industry’s trust and image brand — it's how we differentiate pork from alternatives. NPB has promoted Real Pork in three key areas this year.
Sustainability
Sustainability of Modern Protein Production in Times of Global Supply Chain Uncertainty
Supply chain challenges. Labor shortages. Sustainability pressures. Market volatility. Ruth Kimmelshue of Cargill Animal Nutrition shares her take on these issues through a pork industry lens.
Sustainability
NPB and Partners Receive $155 Million from USDA Climate-Smart Program
NPB is a collaborator on three separate grants awarded by USDA that support climate-smart pork production.
Sustainability
NPB’s Mission to Make Pork a Leading, Sustainable Protein Choice
The 2022 U.S. Pork Industry Sustainability Report establishes the We Care® Ethical Principles as tools to measure on-farm sustainability efforts.
Sustainability
NPB Announces Pork Industry Sustainability Goals and Metrics, Releases First Official Report
Collaborative, multi-year process was driven by farmers but informed by consumer expectations.
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