Source: Rhonda Garrison, SOUTHERN FARM NETWORK, 5/4/17

When talks on the farm bill are underway, National Pork Producers are often very quiet, but when negotiations for the 2018 farm bill begin, pork, and other commodity groups do have a specific 'ask’.  Dr. Liz Wagstrom, Chief Veterinarian for the National Pork Producers Council explains: “That’s right we’re working very closely with the cattlemen and the other cloven-hooved species to really try to get a fully funded FMD vaccine bank."

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