MADISON, Wisc. – June 11, 2008 – Wisconsin pork production takes center stage on Tuesday, June 24, at the regularly scheduled Optimist Club of Madison West meeting. David Olson of Maple Lane Farm will address the group at 12:00 p.m. at the Radisson Hotel located at 517 Grand Canyon Dr. in Madison.
Titled “The Pork Industry: More Than Just the Other White Meat,” the speech by Olson will showcase the industry’s rural economic impact plus on-going programs to enhance the nutritional quality of pork, to protect the environment and to treat livestock humanely. Due to new technologies and management systems, U.S. pork producers have trimmed pork’s fat content 31 percent since 1983.
“Like other industries facing strong competitive pressures,” Olson remarked, “we’re working to constantly improve our ability to provide tasty, affordable and nutritious pork products in a responsible manner. I’d like to thank the Optimist Club of Madison West for giving me an opportunity to discuss how pork producers are providing quality pork products, benefiting the local economy and being responsible neighbors.”
Olson is one of 68,000 U.S. pork producers in the United States and one of over 3,000 pork producers in Indiana. He said the typical size sow operation can generate $27,000 in property taxes, $65,000 in state taxes, 21 jobs, and support another 19 indirect local jobs. For more information contact Lisa Shellenberger, National Pork Board Speakers’ Bureau, at 800-711-0747 ext. 261.
Titled “The Pork Industry: More Than Just the Other White Meat,” the speech by Olson will showcase the industry’s rural economic impact plus on-going programs to enhance the nutritional quality of pork, to protect the environment and to treat livestock humanely. Due to new technologies and management systems, U.S. pork producers have trimmed pork’s fat content 31 percent since 1983.
“Like other industries facing strong competitive pressures,” Olson remarked, “we’re working to constantly improve our ability to provide tasty, affordable and nutritious pork products in a responsible manner. I’d like to thank the Optimist Club of Madison West for giving me an opportunity to discuss how pork producers are providing quality pork products, benefiting the local economy and being responsible neighbors.”
Olson is one of 68,000 U.S. pork producers in the United States and one of over 3,000 pork producers in Indiana. He said the typical size sow operation can generate $27,000 in property taxes, $65,000 in state taxes, 21 jobs, and support another 19 indirect local jobs. For more information contact Lisa Shellenberger, National Pork Board Speakers’ Bureau, at 800-711-0747 ext. 261.
