For the Week Ending June 27, 2025
(Dropped at you in partnership with the Nationwide Pork Producers Council)
🗓 Observe: In observance of the Independence Day vacation, NPPC’s Capital Replace will not be revealed July 7. It would return on July 14. Benefit from the 4th—and don’t overlook to fireside up the grill with pork!
🔊 Now Accessible: Capital Replace in Audio Format
NPPC’s weekly recap is now out there as a podcast-style audio model, retaining you knowledgeable whereas on the transfer.
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🏛️ Home Strikes to Modernize the Clear Water Act
In a significant win for pork producers, the Home Transportation and Infrastructure Committee accepted the PERMIT Act (H.R. 3898), streamlining key features of the Clear Water Act (CWA).
🔹 Key Reforms Embody:
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Defining “agricultural stormwater” to cowl livestock and crop runoff.
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Eliminating duplicate pesticide laws.
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Requiring that allow limits be attainable and inside management of producers.
🧩 NPPC’s Position: Helped form the language of the invoice alongside different ag organizations.
💥 Why It Issues: These reforms scale back delays, confusion, and regulatory burden for producers working to adjust to CWA requirements.
💰 NPPC Champions Senate Tax Reform Bundle
NPPC joined a broad coalition of ag teams urging fast passage of the Senate tax bundle inside the “One Huge, Stunning Invoice Act.”
📌 Key Advantages for Pork Producers:
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100% Bonus Depreciation made everlasting.
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Property Tax Exemption elevated to $15M in 2026.
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Part 179 Expensing elevated to $2.5M.
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20% Enterprise Revenue Deduction made everlasting.
🗣 NPPC says: These provisions assist producers plan, develop, and stay financially safe.
🚨 If not prolonged, these tax instruments will start expiring on the finish of 2025.
👷♂️ H-2A Visa Program Reform within the Works
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins introduced potential H-2A visa reforms to deal with persistent labor shortages in agriculture.
📉 Present Limitation: H-2A visas are seasonal-only and not out there to year-round pork operations.
📢 NPPC helps increasing H-2A to permit year-round entry for livestock producers.
💡 Why it issues: Many pork producers are struggling to fill essential labor wants below the present system.
🙌 Lori Stevermer Honored in Congress
Rep. Brad Finstad (R-MN) publicly acknowledged Lori Stevermer, co-owner of Path’s Finish Farm, for her management as NPPC President (2024–2025).
👏 “Lori reveals up, speaks up, and delivers for American pork producers,” mentioned Finstad.
Stevermer now chairs NPPC’s Commerce Committee and continues to signify producer pursuits on the nationwide degree.
🐷 About NPPC
The Nationwide Pork Producers Council is the worldwide voice of the U.S. pork trade, representing 60,000+ producers. NPPC works to guard producers’ livelihoods, promote animal welfare, and guarantee entry to protected, high-quality pork worldwide.
🌐 Study extra at nppc.org
