About CPPC

Maintain organizational visibility with governing and community entities that results in being a trusted, respected, and credible source of information that allows to be proactive versus reactive.

• Work to increase positive public image building positive relationships with media contacts in the state.
• Actively engage with youth & livestock organizations.
• Establish interaction with “non-traditional” organizations that can be engaged to support the industry.
• Work with the State Veterinarian and Department of Agriculture to address emergency response in the advent of a foreign animal disease.
  • Create a Swine Health Committee
  • Encourage the creation of a state emergency response plan.
  • Encourage participation in SHIP and the Certified Swine Sampling Program.
• Developing a template for our industry newsletter sent via email.

Education of youth, current and future producers to ensure the long-term future of the industry in CO.

• CPPC will ensure long term conservation and viability of the pork industry in CO.
• Membership expansion and outreach of producers.
• Increase bench strength of producers who can speak on behalf of the industry in Colorado and nationally.
  • Consistently submit candidates for Pork Leadership Institute.
  • Actively participate in state organizations and taskforces.
• Continue to pursue grants that will assist with training, education, and database development.
• Youth outreach to gain workforce and lifetime supporters through scholarships, internships, and education focused on the well-being of their animals.
  • By working at each level of education level
    1. Elementary School
    2. Middle School
    3. High School – Promote USPCE Destination Pork with ag educators
    4. Post Secondary
    5. Non-traditional

Educate consumers on pig farming, the nutritional advantages of pork, and the numerous uses of pork to include versatility as a food source, medial uses, and overall value of the product.

• Actively pursue media engagement on the efforts of CO pork producers on uses of pork and responsible and sustainable practices.
• Actively participate in multi-cultural food demonstration and event opportunities.
• Provide information on the alternative uses of pork products.
• Weekly videos highlighting local restaurants which highlight pork on their menus, multicultural restaurants and their familial connections to pork use in menus.
• Youth cooking contest.
• Ground pork promotion efforts through culinary schools in Colorado (and their companion campus in Austin, TX).