Pork Act Delegates ranked eight candidates for the National Pork Board at the National Pork Industry Forum, March 1-3 in Atlanta. They submitted the list to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. The candidates, ranked in order by delegate voting results:

The U.S. Secretary of Agriculture will select five members from the slate elected by the delegates to fill the roles of outgoing board members effective July 2017. The five nominees will each serve a three-year term. Fifteen pork producers serve on the National Pork Board, each limited to serving no more than two concurrent terms.

Delegates also elected Bryn Jensson, Iowa, and William Knapke, Ohio, to fill the two open positions on the Nominating Committee. The committee recruits and screens candidates for the National Pork Board and does not require approval by the secretary.

Directives

In other business, delegates approved two non-binding directives for the National Pork Board. The approved advisements read:

Reports on advisement progress will be delivered to delegates attending the National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City, March 1-2, 2018.

Source: National Pork Board