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Veneman appoints national pork producers delegate body
Secretary of Agriculture Ann M. Veneman recently announced the appointment of 152 pork producers and nine importers to the 2004 National Pork Producers Delegate Body. Appointees will serve a one year term.
"I am pleased these individuals have agreed to serve on the 2004 National Pork Producers Delegate Body," said Veneman.
Established under the Pork Promotion, Research and Consumer Information Act of 1985, the Delegate Body and the National Pork Board have implemented a national program designed to improve the pork industry's position in the marketplace.
The delegates were selected from nominees submitted by state pork producer association and importer groups.
Appointed members representing pork producers by state are:
M. Stanley Morris and Joe C. Hall, Alabama; Elizabeth J. Beck, Arizona; Harry W. Caldwell, Jack A. Gourley and Todd W. Risius, Arkansas; Timothy J. Mylrea and G. Steven Weaver, California; Paul D. Vogelgesang and John R. Long, Colorado; Robin T. James and John B. Tigner Jr., Delaware; Ricky N. Lyons and E. Karl Walliser, Florida; Stephen J. Healy and R. Clint Oliver, Georgia; Norman N. Oshiro and Valerie L. Kaneshiro, Hawaii;
Gordon L. Bennett and Bradley K. Thornton, Idaho; Robert A. Keller, Arthur W. Lehmann, Darrell D. Stitzel, Stephen K. Main, David S. Culbertson and Wayne R. Peugh, Illinois; Joseph L. Mann, Gordon D. Smiley, Bill J. Arthur, David A. Buck and Carl W. Swinford, Indiana; Eugene D. Ver Steeg, Scott W. Tapper, Deanna S. Roelfs, Sean P. Dolan, Curtis D. Meier, David E. Moody, John P. Weber, Chad R. Keppy, Timothy A. Bierman, Samuel J. Carney, Joel D. Van Gilst, Max S. Schmidt, Rodney G. Dykstra, Norman R. Schmitt, Steven L. Kerns, Randy D. Hilleman, James L. Ledger, Gene G. Gourley, Cindy L. Becker, Leon C. Sheets, Derrick D. Sleezer, Stephen J. Burgmeier, Kenneth G. Gard and John E. Vossberg, Iowa;
Kelly J. Wondra, Christopher C. Cox, Ken D. Goodyear and Jim C. Hicks, Kansas; John S. Medley Jr. and Maurice W. Heard, Kentucky; Robert L. Fletcher III and William E. Fletcher, Louisiana; Kendall G. Grass and Charlie F. Kenney Jr., Maine; Charles T. Linthicum Jr. and Thomas G. Hartsock, Maryland;
Lisa D. Colby and Miriam D. Brenner, Massachusetts; Daniel J. Pung, Patrick M. Hunter and Edward L. Reed, Michigan;
Duane H. Bakke, Dianne L. Bettin, Kurt M. Blomgren, Gregory M. Fox, Rick L. Grommersch, Rodney W. Hamilton, Craig A. Mensink, Howard A. Schoenfeld, Karen J. Richter, Dale E. Stevemer and Lynn J. Becker, Minnesota; James A. Hogue and Terry W. Emerson, Mississippi; John P. Howerton, James E. Fisher, Kathy L. Chinn and Scott G. Hays, Missouri; John W. Rauser and Bruce A. Samson, Montana;
David E. Hansen, Gary L. Doerr, William H. Luckey, Gary E. Schlange, Jerome Kudlacek and Randy L. Naber, Nebraska; Kristina L. Simkins and Larry L. Pedrett, Nevada; Jean A. Corsetti and Stephen J. Corsetti, New Hampshire; Guy Lee 3rd, New Jersey; Brent M. VanDyke, New Mexico; Michael A. Hargrave and Gerald R. Swartley, New York;
Whitley W. Stephenson, Curtis G. Barwick, Zack McCullen III, George H. Pettus, Donald P. Butler, Russell F. Cox, Waitus C. English III, Roland H. Mohesky, James H. Neuhoff, Jr., James E. Stocker, Larry J. Barrow Jr., Kathy P. King and John W. Foushee III, North Carolina; Deborah M. Sundquist, North Dakota; Jim L. Albaugh, Wendell L. Waters, Bryan C. Black and Clarence R. Noecker, Ohio;
Richard L. Castle, Betty B. Baker, Charles E. Luthi and Robbie D. Richard, Oklahoma; Walter J. Burke and Gayle L. Burke, Oregon; Oscar J. Manbeck, Kurtis P. Good and Thomas A. Sollenberger, Pennsylvania; Larry B. DeHart and Lisa T. Ruff, South Carolina; Ric E. Morren, Scott L. McManus and John D. Wipf, South Dakota; Dennis A. Holder and James A. Tosh, Tennessee; Barret J. Klein and Donald L. Clift, Texas;
Roger A. Howard, Todd N. Ballard and Bruce B. Roper, Utah; Donald H. Horsley and William R. Wooding Jr., Virginia; Theresa Y. Tassell and Lisa A. Belton, Washington; Deborah L. Gay and John C. Lader, Wisconsin; and Douglas W. DeRouchey and Judith L. Hansen, Wyoming.
Importers appointed to the Delegate Body are: Soren Svenningsen, Ole Nielsen, Stig H. Kjaeroe, Robert S. Gellert, David E. Biltchik, Malcolm O. James, Karsten Bruun, Frank J. Schmitt and James R. Marsh.
The mandatory program is funded by an assessment of 0.40 percent of the market value of all hogs sold in the United States. An equivalent amount is assessed on imported hogs, pork, and pork products.
Delegates meet annually to recommend the rate of assessment, determine the percentage of assessments that state associations will receive and nominate producers and importers to the 15 member National Pork Board.
Representation on the Delegate Body is based on annual net assessments collected on sales of domestic hogs within individual states, with a minimum of two producers from each state. States have the option of not submitting nominees.
Alaska, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont and West Virginia did not submit any nominees; New Jersey and New Mexico only submitted one nominee this year. Importer representation is based on assessments on imported pork and pork products.
Date: 2/6/04
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