How does the price of your favorite pork chop connect to state laws, federal policies, and global trade? The ripple effects of legislation, market trends, and workforce challenges shape not just the agriculture industry but also what ends up on your plate. The National Pork Producers Council is tackling these issues head-on.  Vice President for Domestic policy, Chase Adams joins Pam Jahnke to highlight their efforts to ensure affordable food and a strong future for farmers and consumers alike.

How does the price of your favorite pork chop connect to state laws, federal policies, and global trade? The ripple effects of legislation, market trends, and workforce challenges shape not just the agriculture industry but also what ends up on your plate. The National Pork Producers Council is tackling these issues head-on.  Vice President for Domestic policy, Chase Adams joins Pam Jahnke to highlight their efforts to ensure affordable food and a strong future for farmers and consumers alike.

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How State Laws Affect Your Pork Chop

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All the assistants here at the Mid-West Farm Report -- Stephanie Hoff, Charitee Seebecker, and Ben Jarboe -- sold fruit boxes as FFA members as part of their annual fundraiser. MyFruitSale.com operates one of the fundraising platforms for these famous FFA Fruit Sale Fundraisers, and they’ve been doing it since the 1980s. President Matt Johnson says this is a tradition that’s been going on even longer than that! He says in that time, families have gotten smaller and tastes have changed. The popular fruits today are apples, pears, and mandarin oranges. But the snack foods and Wisconsin cheeses go faster than the citrus. They'll be packing boxes to fill 50 semis to go to school fundraisers to go out after Thanksgiving. Matt says a great fundraiser would generate about $15,000 for an FFA chapter -- so a total of about $50,000 in total sales. In 2023, he went to the National FFA Convention and saw first-hand how important these dollars are for chapters to compete at and attend these life-changing events.

All the assistants here at the Mid-West Farm Report -- Stephanie Hoff, Charitee Seebecker, and Ben Jarboe -- sold fruit boxes as FFA members as part of their annual fundraiser. MyFruitSale.com operates one of the fundraising platforms for these famous FFA Fruit Sale Fundraisers, and they’ve been doing it since the 1980s. President Matt Johnson says this is a tradition that’s been going on even longer than that! He says in that time, families have gotten smaller and tastes have changed. The popular fruits today are apples, pears, and mandarin oranges. But the snack foods and Wisconsin cheeses go faster than the citrus. They'll be packing boxes to fill 50 semis to go to school fundraisers to go out after Thanksgiving. Matt says a great fundraiser would generate about $15,000 for an FFA chapter -- so a total of about $50,000 in total sales. In 2023, he went to the National FFA Convention and saw first-hand how important these dollars are for chapters to compete at and attend these life-changing events.

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Sheep have been part of Wisconsin agriculture since our state’s beginning. In the 1800s, Wisconsin was actually the second-largest producer of sheep in the nation. While we’ve fallen in rankings since then, Wisconsin has room for more of these wooly ruminants. Peter Orwick is the executive director of the American Sheep Industry Association. He tells us about some of the opportunities and hurdles that face sheep producers today. We start with agrivoltaics. He says regardless of your opinion of solar panels dotting the countryside, renewable energy farms are where sheep can thrive while keeping land in production agriculture. In other news, he says the lamb meat market is thriving - that's an area where the industry can grow production. When it comes to wool, demand is down, and the association is working to open new markets for wool, such as with the U.S. military. And finally, in this election cycle, animal agriculture was under attack. The sheep industry was pleased that livestock restrictions and hurtful ordinances were shot down by voters.

Sheep have been part of Wisconsin agriculture since our state’s beginning. In the 1800s, Wisconsin was actually the second-largest producer of sheep in the nation. While we’ve fallen in rankings since then, Wisconsin has room for more of these wooly ruminants. Peter Orwick is the executive director of the American Sheep Industry Association. He tells us about some of the opportunities and hurdles that face sheep producers today. We start with agrivoltaics. He says regardless of your opinion of solar panels dotting the countryside, renewable energy farms are where sheep can thrive while keeping land in production agriculture. In other news, he says the lamb meat market is thriving - that's an area where the industry can grow production. When it comes to wool, demand is down, and the association is working to open new markets for wool, such as with the U.S. military. And finally, in this election cycle, animal agriculture was under attack. The sheep industry was pleased that livestock restrictions and hurtful ordinances were shot down by voters.

How State Laws Affect Your Pork Chop

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