Twice per year, the Oklahoma Pork Council participates in the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Legislative Action Conference (LAC). For this week's Spring LAC 2025, Oklahoma was well represented by board president Joe Locke - director of sow operations for Tyson Foods, Joe Popplewell - pod manager for Tyson Foods, and Rick Sappington - vice president and general manager at Seaboard Foods. Oklahoma Pork staff Kylee Deniz and Ashton Mese Johnston enjoyed coordinating the trip, helping prepare our farmers, and representing Oklahoma alongside these three talented pork leaders.

Two fun highlights that made this DC fly-in different than others included an interesting collaboration with our friends at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and a special Oklahoma meeting at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Overall, Oklahoma’s LAC participants had a meaningful trip connecting with our federal representatives. The Oklahoma Pork Council remains proud of strong relationships with our elected and appointed officials and fortunate to serve as a resource to help their offices support pork producers.