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Swine Educators Update October 2013 Pat McGonegle, V.P. Resource Development. Issues Update. Legislative & Regulatory Trade Policy Protecting Your Livlihood/Other. Legislative & Regulatory. What to Watch Short Calendar in Sept. & Oct. CR & Debt Ceiling Tops Agenda
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Swine Educators Update October 2013 Pat McGonegle, V.P. Resource Development
Issues Update • Legislative & Regulatory • Trade Policy • Protecting Your Livlihood/Other
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
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
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
Legislative & Regulatory • Farm Bill: Pork Issues • Keep Egg Amendment Out • MCOOL Repeal or Fix • Catastrophic Event Program Study • Pass King Interstate Commerce Amendment
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
Legislative & Regulatory • EPA & CAFO Database Release • CAFO Rule - No new rule until 2018 • Trucking Regulations – delayed • Immigration Reform • RFS Reform
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
Trade Policy • China • Russia • Taiwan
A Comprehensive Approach • Legislation • Regulation • Communication • We Care • Principles • Practices • Proof • Humane Watch • Protect the Harvest • NPPC • Chain Outreach
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
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
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
Protecting Your Livelihood • Marketplace engagement • Joint effort NPB & NPPC • 35 largest retail and foodservice companies • Share information about production practices and build a realtionship
Lois Britt Memorial Scholarship • Four $2,500 Scholarship • Undergraduate in two-year of four-year college of agriculture
Trade Policy • TTIP (U.S. & E.U) Agreement • TPP Agreement • China & Russia
Legislative/Regulatory • ADUFA • Trucking Regulations delayed • FSIS Inspection • Farm Bill • No HSUS/UEP Egg amendment • Catastrophic event study • Conference Committee
Two Tiered Pricing • Costco • Safeway • Sysco
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
The Topics • Sow Housing • Antibiotics • Beta-agonists • Euthanasia • Pain management • Tail docking • Castration
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?