John Weber, President NPPC

This week's guest on Open Mic is John Weber, President of the National Pork Producers Council.  In this interview, Weber speaks to opportunities and challenges on the horizon for the nation's swine industry.  While global demand for protein, especially pork, continues to grow, Weber and members of the NPPC adamantly support the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement to grant greater market access to growth markets. At home, Weber says pork producers face challenges from the USDA's pending GIPSA proposal, the EPA on WOTUS rules, the country's preparedness to infectious animal disease, the industry's effort to further reduce antibiotics in swine production and a domestic inventory that could soon meet or exceed the nation's slaughter capacity.Jeff NalleyJohn Weber, President NPPC