Every Friday afternoon the Nebraska Pork Producers Association releases a radio report about news events in the pork industry or about the association. You can find them below or on KTIC and KRVN on Saturday mornings.

September

9-12-026 Featuring Matt Erickson, a Senior Analyst with Terrain, talking about the situation and outlook for pork production in the US over the next 3-6 months into next summer

9-5-2026 National Pork Board Chief Vet Dr. Dusty Oedekoven on the recent NE Pork conference panel discussion, “The Path to PRRS Elimination”

August

8-29-2026 Jane Stone on the recent Imagination Bacon event and Nebraska State Fair Events

8-22-2026 National Pork Board CEO David Newman on the three driving priorities at NPB Right now

8-15-2026 Seth Mitchell recaps Ne Pork Conference, previews next week’s golf outing, and gives an update on the farm bill

8-8-2026 New President of NPPA Allison Zabel recaps the annual meeting and the Nebraska Pork conference

July

8-1-2026 Abby Kornegay with the Animal Agriculture Alliance from this week’s NE Pork Conference in Lincoln

7-25-2026 Executive Director Seth Mitchell on a very busy week ahead for pork producers

7-18-2026 Jane Stone on a retail promotion last week in Lincoln

June

6-27-2026 NPPC’s Maria Zieba on trade and other national priorities of the pork industry

6-20-2026 Lee Schultz, Chief Economist with the Livestock Risk Mgt Team at Ever Ag, talks about the economic situation and outlook for the pork industry. 

6-13-2026 Dr. Patrick Webb, Asst. Chief Vet at NPB, on New World Screwworm

6-06-2026 Executive Director Seth Mitchell on this week’s World Pork Expo 

May

5-30-2026 Madiline Strain talks about the new and improved NE Pork Conference at the end of July in Lincoln

5-23-2026 President Walt Traudt attended the USMEF meetings this week in Oklahoma

5-16-2026 Neil Hull from the National Pork Board on a new promotion in 2026, the Boston Butt Pork Burger at Fareway

5-9-2026 Cody Lambrecht from Bennington, NPPA board member, attended the Animal Ag Alliance Symposium this week in Kansas City

5-2-2026 Executive Director Seth Mitchell on the NE Pork Conference planned for July 30-31st in Lincoln

April

4-24-2026 Mark Wright on the NPPC Spring Legislative Action Conference in Washington D.C.

4-18-2026 President-Elect Allison Zabel from Omaha traveled to US Meat Export Federation symposium in Mexico

4-11-2026 Executive Director Seth Mitchell on this week’s biosecurity tabletop exercise held in Lincoln

4-4-2026 Ryan Preister from Humphrey with a report on pork checkoff activities as presented at the recent Pork Industry Forum in KC

March

3-28-26 Jose De La Cruz on the recent youth activities 

3-21-26 Christin Kamm with the Nebraska Department of Ag on the wildfire relief efforts  

3-14-26 John Csukker Recap on National Pork Industry Forum  

3-7-26 Meredith Peterson with NPB updates on the National Swine Health Strategy at The National Pork Industry Forum  

February

2-28-26 Jane Stone Award Recognitions  

2-21-26 Madiline Strain on Grants Available 

2-14-26 Seth Mitchell Update on the unicameral session so far and this week’s board meeting

2-07-26 Jose De La Cruz on a revamped Ambassador program

January

1-31-26 Seth Mitchell on Regional Meeting Recap

1-24-26 Walt Traudt on the Strategic Plan

1-17-26 Seth Mitchell on Regional Producer Meetings

1-10-26 Meet Madiline Strain

1-3-26 SHIC Lisa Beckon