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Swine Educators Update: Legislative & Regulatory Briefing October 2013

Stay informed with the latest legislative and regulatory updates impacting the swine industry. From the Farm Bill progress to trade policies like the TTIP, this update covers key issues affecting your business. Learn about comprehensive tax reform, CAFO regulations, and market engagement strategies. Stay ahead with insights on protecting your livelihood and engaging with stakeholders.

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Swine Educators Update: Legislative & Regulatory Briefing October 2013

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  1. Swine Educators Update October 2013 Pat McGonegle, V.P. Resource Development

  2. Issues Update • Legislative & Regulatory • Trade Policy • Protecting Your Livlihood/Other

  3. Legislative & Regulatory • What to Watch • Short Calendar in Sept. & Oct. • CR & Debt Ceiling Tops Agenda • Farm Bill Could Get Rolled into Other Legislation • Shutdown • Inspection Continues • Price Reporting Ceases

  4. 2012 2013 Farm Bill?

  5. Legislative & Regulatory • Farm Bill • Senate Passed in June • House Failed in June • SNAP was the “Issue” • House Passed in July • Conference Committee • Timeline Murky • Late 2013 • Extension Unlikely

  6. Legislative & Regulatory • Farm Bill: Key Issues • SNAP: Senate $4B Cuts vs. House $39B Cuts • Senate Revenue Assurance vs. House Target Price Plan • Dairy Supply Management Provision • CRP Max Acres from 32M to 25M

  7. Legislative & Regulatory • Farm Bill: Pork Issues • Keep Egg Amendment Out • MCOOL Repeal or Fix • Catastrophic Event Program Study • Pass King Interstate Commerce Amendment

  8. Legislative & Regulatory • Comprehensive Tax Reform • House Ways & Discussion Draft Released • Eliminates special (cash accounting) exemptions for farms $10M or more, must convert to accrual accounting • NPPC sent producers & sent letters • Working with a joint Ag Coalition • Sitting in the House and Senate has not discussed

  9. Legislative & Regulatory • EPA & CAFO Database Release • CAFO Rule - No new rule until 2018 • Trucking Regulations – delayed • Immigration Reform • RFS Reform

  10. Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partner. (TTIP) • European Union (EU) and United States • Negotiations started in July, next round in October • NPPC leading the lobbying effort & SPS effort • Long way to go

  11. Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

  12. Trade Policy • China • Russia • Taiwan

  13. A Comprehensive Approach • Legislation • Regulation • Communication • We Care • Principles • Practices • Proof • Humane Watch • Protect the Harvest • NPPC • Chain Outreach

  14. Protecting Your Livelihood • Exposing the activists • HumaneWatch and Protect the Harvest • Shareholder Outreach • 23 companies • 7 Retail, 12 foodservice and 4 financial • Spoke at 9 shareholder meetings

  15. Protecting Your Livelihood • Retail – Walmart, Kroger, Costco, Safeway, Supervalu, Ahold & Delahaize • Foodservice – McDonald’s, BK, Wendy’s, Brinker, Darden, Chipotle, Yum, Dominos, Sonic, Panera, Sysco & Dine Equity • Financial – Ameriprise, JP Morgan, Black Rock & Prudential

  16. Protecting Your Livelihood • Exposing the activists cont’d • State legislatures • New Jersey – Won – Veto • New Hampshire - Won • New York – Won • Connecticut – Won • Massachusetts – Fighting • Vermont – Won

  17. Protecting Your Livelihood • Marketplace engagement • Joint effort NPB & NPPC • 35 largest retail and foodservice companies • Share information about production practices and build a realtionship

  18. Lois Britt Memorial Scholarship • Four $2,500 Scholarship • Undergraduate in two-year of four-year college of agriculture

  19. Questions

  20. Trade Policy • TTIP (U.S. & E.U) Agreement • TPP Agreement • China & Russia

  21. Legislative/Regulatory • ADUFA • Trucking Regulations delayed • FSIS Inspection • Farm Bill • No HSUS/UEP Egg amendment • Catastrophic event study • Conference Committee

  22. Two Tiered Pricing • Costco • Safeway • Sysco

  23. Aggressively On the Road • Mar. 5: Publix • Mar. 19: Target • Mar. 20: Sodexo • Mar. 25: Sam’s Club • Mar. 26: Walmart • Apr. 5: Sysco • Apr. 8: Bloomin’ Brands • Apr. 9: Costco • Apr. 16: Safeway • Apr. 19: Kroger • Apr. 21-24: Restaurant Leadership Conference • May 14: Compass • May 16-20: Supply Chain Summit, Breakfast Meeting, NRA Show • May 27: H-E-B • May 30: Oscar Mayer • June 3: Dine Equity • June 4: Aramark • June 5-6: American Pizza Community • Jun. 11-13: CIA Menus of Change • June 14: Sonic • June 25: Subway • July 8: Walmart/Sam’s Club • July 11: Meijer • Aug. 14 -16: FMI Sustainability Summit

  24. The Topics • Sow Housing • Antibiotics • Beta-agonists • Euthanasia • Pain management • Tail docking • Castration

  25. What are We Hearing • Thank you • Mixed signals from suppliers • No Problem • Supply Chain Availability • Sustainability • Antibiotics • Ractopamine • Who is telling Pork’s Story • What’s Next?

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