EEP#1: Economics of Environmental Rules (Passed)

MOTION: That the National Pork Producers Council provide education to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials on the economics of hog production and agriculture practices, as they relate to environmental rules.

EEP#2A: Support of Nutrient Management Research (Passed as amended)

MOTION:

A. NPPC financially support continued nutrient management research.

B. NPPC financially support the education of producers about the implementation of Best Management Practices (BMP’s) that are science-based and that keep nutrients in place.

C. These standards should apply to all non-point sources including non-agriculture applications.

EEP#2B: Phosphorus Regulations (Not considered due to result of similar resolution)

MOTION: That NPPC support continued research on the effects of phosphorus on the environment; but will oppose any regulations that mandate phosphorus-based manure application rates that are not science based.

EEP#3: EPA CAFO Guidelines (Passed as amended)

MOTION: That the National Pork Producer Council promote to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulatory options and Best Management Practice’s (BMP’s) that are practical, economical, and scientifically based for inclusion into the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) program and effluent limitation regulatory guidelines for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO's).

Pork producers condemn the legal attack by the Water Keepers Alliance, animal rights activists, environmental extremists, and others, which if successful, will destroy the U.S. pork industry.

These outrageous and vicious lawsuits represent a dangerous new direction in the trial lawyers’ campaign of extortion by litigation, defamation, junk science and fear. These lawsuits threaten the very existence of any pork producer, regardless of size, who employs generally accepted methods of production and establishes an extremely dangerous precedent for American agriculture.

The NPPC shall monitor these lawsuits – and respond appropriately - and clearly communicate with pork producers and the public regarding the "facts" associated with this unwarranted legal assault on pork producers and American agriculture.

EEP#4: PQA Recertification Requirements (Passed as amended)

MOTION: That NPPC change its requirements for PQA recertification. The request is to change the renewal from two years from the class date to a two-year extension from the expiration date. In order to qualify as an extension, the class would have to be completed within six months prior to the expiration.