date:Mar 14, 2014
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Anytime we have a disease that cuts numbers, it cuts Checkoff income, said John Parker, spokesman for the Virginia Pork Council, referring to The Pork Checkoff which funds research, including disease research, and programs to promote the U.S. pork industry. Pork producers invest 40 cents for every $100 of hogs sold to fund the Checkoff which is governed by the National Pork Board.
And it is the worst timing in the world because you need to promote biosecurity on farms to keep the disease