July - Oklahoma Pork Council

President Speaks
By Joe Popplewell, OPC President
Board of
Directors
President
Joe Popplewell • Hennessey
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President-Elect
Lonnie Hoelscher • Bartlesville
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Vice President
Ron Dill • Poteau
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Treasurer
Karen Brewer • Okemah
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Michael Birch • Laverne
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Jeff Mencke • Ames
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Jack Oehlschlager • Poteau
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Richard Robinson • Holdenville
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Christopher Sluder • Hinton
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Executive Director
Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr. • Yukon
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From the President
Hello to all our members and friends in the Oklahoma
pork industry. I hope everyone is having a great summer.
Although the stress of the heat is hard on our animals,
and us too, it is also a time when we can enjoy summer activities with our families. My youngest, 6–year–old Quinn,
lives to go to the pool and big sisters, Emily,16, and Karly,
13, are busy with cheerleading camps,
babysitting at home and elsewhere to
earn summer money. Subsequently, my
wife and I are just try to keep track of
where everyone is or is going to be.
Some of us have had an abnormally
dry year, while other parts of the state
have seen good rainfall. Pastures in
Hennessey already look like late July,
Joe Popplewell
and
so we continue to hope and pray
OPC President
for rain. Wheat harvest was surprisingly decent, not good but decent, in the area with some
yields even upwards of 30 bushels/acre, although it was
very sporadic. Some farmers also had 10–15 bushels/
acre. In this area, we have seen an increase in corn production over the last 3–5 years, and with the large discussions regarding ethanol – it sounds as though we will need
every bushel available to continue with profitability. For
example, some estimates show that in a short production
year with corn, we could be looking at $3.50/bushel corn.
An estimate from Iowa State University projects we may
go from under 2 million acres needed for ethanol production in 2006 to 12 million by 2010. In the June 5, 2006
edition of Feedstuffs, it was reported that profitability for
swine producers has continued for 28 months. To set a
record, that profitability will need to continue through November of 2006. Let’s hope it continues, and I am certain
that technology will allow us alternatives to this issue.
Once again, the OPC Open Golf Tournament at Turkey
Creek Golf Course in Hennessey was a huge success. We
can never thank our partners in this area enough. Not
only to the efforts of Butch and Judson Choate for all their
support and help, but also to the other many vendors in
the Hennessey area that comprised 25–30% of the teams.
For all others who receive this magazine, or those of you
who know people that helped with sponsorship, we say
thanks again to all who continue to support our industry,
and help make this
See PRESIDENT, pg. 14
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Executive Review
By Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr., OPC Executive Director
Bits and pieces
Well, it’s the day after my first Father’s Day
and I am really looking forward to many, many
more. That’s right – on May 17, 2006, Elizabeth Grace Lindsey was born. Both Elizabeth
and her mother, Melissa, are doing great. I
used to think the challenges facing the agriculture and the
pork industry kept
me awake at night.
Now it’s a hungry
little girl.
Much has happened since the
last issue of Pork
Pages so here is a
recap of some of
the more important events.
Legislature and
Governor Approve
OPC Bills
Elizabeth Grace Lindsey
This legislative
session was very productive for Oklahoma’s
pork industry. OPC requested four pieces of
legislation and we were able to pass three of
them. When the Governor signed HB 2603,
HB 2646, and HB 3015, he and the legislature took the first step in correcting some of
the real problems in our regulations.
HB 2603 added some common sense
by exempting spills of less than 100 gallons
from the requirement to be reported to the
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food,
and Forestry (ODAFF).
HB 2646 will streamline the permit hearing process by narrowing the scope of any
hearings. Instead of a hearing on the full
permit application, we’ll now have a hearing
on the specific issues a protestant might have
with the application. This may reduce the
time needed to get a permit by up to 75%.
HB 3015 deals with sampling of water
monitoring wells. When the industry originally
installed monitoring wells, almost 60% of all
the wells installed were dry. This bill allows
any well that has always been found dry in
at least three samplings to be sampled every
third year. This will save money for ODAFF and
for our producers.
Our fourth bill was HB 2929 and dealt
with feral hogs. The bill ran into to some
unanswered questions in the Senate and was
not acted on by the Senate. We’ll work on this
some more over the summer and fall and reintroduce next year.
Legislature Adjourns without a Budget
The Oklahoma Legislature adjourned on
May 26 and went home. However, they hadn’t
finished their work as a budget for the state
had not been approved. Governor Henry
called them back into special session to deal
with the budget. On June 15, an agreement
was finally reached on the budget. Details of
the agreement are still sketchy but there are
things to like and things that are not so good.
First, the good – the estate tax or “death
tax” will be completely repealed over the next
four years. For producers who have invested
large sums of money into their farms, those
producers will now be able to pass the farm
on to their survivors without a large estate tax
burden to go with it. Again, it will be several
years before this is fully implemented but it is
still a significant step forward. Another positive is the increase in funding for state roads
and bridges. We all know the challenges here
and it is good to see the legislature and the
governor tackling this issue.
Now, the not–so–good – while the state was
enjoying a huge surplus of funds (as much
as $1 billion) it appears that every appropriations sub–committee received an increase
in funding except the natural resources subcommittee. This sub–committee controls the
budgets for ODAFF, Water Resources Board,
Conservation Commission, and several other
natural resources related agencies. With the
state
See BITS AND PIECES, pg. 14
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Call for nominations!
Yes, it’s already time to
start thinking about
2007 Oklahoma
Pork Congress &
Annual Meeting!
We need your nominations
for the many prestigious
awards presented at the
annual awards banquet!
We are accepting nominations for three awards. The Distinguished Service Award
is presented to people from outside the Oklahoma pork industry, and the Hall of Fame
Award is presented to people within the industry. A new award, handed out for the
first time in 2006, is the Ambassador Award. This award is designed to recognize local supporters of the Oklahoma pork industry – this could be your local banker who
regularly supports your company’s events to your next-door neighbor who has been
supportive and understanding.
Please fill out the form below and return it to the
Oklahoma Pork Council office by October 1, 2006!!
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One North Hudson, Suite 480 • Oklahoma City, OK 73102
Nominations for Pork Congress Awards
*This form and a list of previous winners is available on our website at www.okpork.org
Distinguished Service Award:
Hall of Fame Award:
Ambassador Award:
Nominated by:
Your phone #:
*We’re also taking suggestions for the educational seminars. Please use the space below to let us know if there is a
person or topic you would like to see at Pork Congress.
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OPC Open Golf Tournament
Friends, food, and fun. The OPC Open Golf Tournament was a big success this year,
even in the face of scorching temperatures. Thank you to everyone who participated and to
all the team and hole sponsors! This event would not be a success without your support!
Of course any good golf tournament is not complete without a little healthy competition,
and the OPC tourney is no exception. This year the 22 teams that hit the greens on May
19th at the Turkey Creek Golf Course in Hennessey, competed against each other for several coveted prizes.
And the winners are ...
1st Place - Flight #1
Team National Pork Board
From left to right: Joe Neal Hampton, Mickey
Moery, Chris Moery, and Danny Wymore.
1st Place - Flight #3
Team Blue & Gold Sausage
1st Place - Flight #2
Team Iowa Vet Supply
From left to right: Sam DeHass, Eddie
Hartwick, and Matt Hill (not in picture.)
Flight #1 – 1st Place: National Pork Board
2nd Place: Black Jack Pork
3rd Place: P&K Equipment
Flight #2 – 1st Place: Iowa Vet Supply
2nd Place: Barrett Trailers
3rd Place: Top Hog
Flight #3 – 1st Place: Blue & Gold Sausage
2nd Place: T&W
3rd Place: Hotsy
Mens Longest Drive: Rick Barrow
From left to right: Greg Ramsey, Brett
Ramsey, Dick Brannon, and Travis Peery.
Thanks again to all the
sponsors and participants!
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Closest To The Hole:
#4 - Chris Moery
#7 - Gary Madison
#10 - Rick Barrow
#13 - Riley Hager
#15 - Chris Cameron
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By Nikki Snider, OPC Coordinator of Marketing & Promotions
It’s grilling season ...
Summertime means that we at OPC are busy promoting pork on the grill. During the months of
June and July you can find us doing grilling demos at grocery stores, talking about pork at a Backyard Barbecue or cheering on the dads competing in the Great Grill Race. Even though we take a
break from our image advertising campaign during the summer, we always include the message
about how Oklahoma’s pork producers are active in their communities and take care of the environment as they produce a healthy product. Here’s a recap of all these fun summer events.
Grilling at Crest
Barbecuing with Gary and Travis
We teamed up with Crest, Hormel
Natural Choice Pork and KYIS 98.9
FM for three grilling events this summer. The radio ads and live remotes
were scheduled to correspond with
Crest’s primal meat sales where they
had huge discounts on pork.
We grilled on May 18 in Midwest
City and June 16 in Moore and were
glad to see many consumers braved
the unusually hot May and June temperatures to come see us. This is a
great opportunity to get the message
to consumers that pork on the grill is
easy and provides many different and
healthy options.
By press time for this magazine we are about half
way through Gary’s Backyard Barbecue in OKC and
Trav’s Backyard Barbecue in Tulsa. These have been
great promotions again this year. We started in Tulsa
at the News on 6 Concept Home. This $2 million home
was open for tours and then sold in June with proceeds
benefiting the Make a Wish Foundation. In Oklahoma
City, we fed a troop of Boy Scouts and a neighborhood
in Moore that was demolished in the May 3, 1999, tornado and has been rebuilt nicely.
Everyone has a great time at these barbecues and
the food, catered by Head Country, is very tasty. I’ve
gotten many questions this year about preparing pork.
Trav’s Backyard Barbecue wraps up on July 13 and
Gary’s Backyard Barbecue will run through August 8.
Don’t forget to tune in!
Racing Into the Grilling Season
On June 17 five dads got a jump on Father’s Day celebrations as they raced to assemble a
Weber Grill. While the dads raced, OPC grilled pork tenderloin and handed samples to the large
crowd at the Westlake Ace Hardware in Midwest City. Magic 104.1 was on hand for a live remote
and visited with OPC staff about grilling pork this summer.
Each dad got to keep the grill they assembled and received pork checks to purchase pork to put
on that grill this summer.
And the winners are ...
1st Place: Travis Fast, Moore
The Oklahoma State Fair will be here before we
2nd Place: David Nelson, Jones
know it ... and we need your help!
3rd Place: Bill Reed, Oklahoma City
The OPC staff will be at the fair September 22,
4th Place: Rick Schweigert, Yukon
5th Place: Ray Weber, Oklahoma City 23, & 24. If you want to donate your time and
Calling all volunteers!
help out at the booth please call the OPC office!
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“Give a
man a fish; you
have fed him for today.
Teach a man to fish; and
you have fed him for a lifetime.”
In this case, it’s not stomachs, but
souls being filled at Dan Dover’s Rockin’ D and OPC annual fishing roundup.
Here, people all over the state with various
disabilities, gather for a day of fishing and fun.
“I think it’s great to give children the opportunity to get outdoors and experience fishing,” said
Dan Dover, a pork producer in Castle, Oklahoma. “Just
watching the expressions on their faces when they catch a
fish. You can just tell it really means a lot to them.”
This is the 4th year Dover has held the fishing roundup on his
five acre lake, well stocked with bass, perch, and catfish. Each of the 20
students from surrounding schools, with various disabilities, come to the roundup and participate in a fishing clinic where they learn how to caste a fishing line and
about fishing safety. Then it’s time to fish!
“All the kids are really polite and respectful; it’s just really rewarding. I really enjoy
doing it,” said Dover.
Oklahoma Pork Council (OPC) Board of Directors member Karen
Brewer understands firsthand the significance of the day. Her 19
year old son Michael has autism and has been to the fishing roundup
every year.
“It helps his confidence being out there doing things every other
kid does,” said Brewer. “A lot of activities like sports have so much
pressure to succeed, but this is just so laid back. He (Michael) just
enjoys it so much.”
With the exception of OPC, which provides lunch, Dover puts on the annual
event without much outside financial
support. Which is pretty
incredible considering
every student goes
home with something – a tackle
box, fishing pole,
and various
other door prizes.
He’s become a good
bargain shopper with
an eye for a sale, purchasing items here and there yearround – and says it’s all worth it for
a very simple reason.
“Those kids inspire me,” said Dover.
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Pork Industry
New food safety and animal care program announced
Working with the pork industry’s customers, pork producers have developed a
workable, credible and affordable solution
to assure food safety and animal care, and
at the same time meet the needs of customers including restaurants, food retailers
and, ultimately, consumers. Announcement of the new certification program, the
Pork Quality Assurance Plus (PQA Plus),
was made at the World Pork Expo in Des
Moines, Iowa.
Funded by the Pork Checkoff, the program is the result of more than a year of
work by pork producers, packers/processors, restaurants and food retailers.
“The initial discovery meeting made two
things clear,” said Danita Rodibaugh, president of the National Pork Board and a pork
producer from Indiana. “First, demand for
pork could suffer if customer concerns on
animal well–being were not addressed in a
credible manner. Second, producer support
would only be achieved if the solution was
practical and affordable.”
Producers and the industry’s customers
eventually arrived at a solution that incorporates an animal well–being component, mainly the Pork Checkoff’s Swine Welfare Assur-
ance Program (SWAP), into the Pork Quality
Assurance (PQA) certification program. The
industry’s solution is a continuous improvement system focused on producer education
and premises assessment. An audit of a representative sample of producers will extend
credibility to the program.
The program will be launched on July 1,
2007 and will have a three–year implementation period. Producers interested in testing the program and sharing their input and
experiences are invited to do so by calling the
Pork Checkoff Service Center at (800) 456PORK.
Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s move toward
more upscale image
Striving for the look and
feel of more upscale sit–down
restaurants, sister quick–service restaurant chains Carl’s
Jr. and Hardee’s, announced
the rollout of new logos,
packaging and employee
uniforms.
The new logos feature a
script type, like a signature,
designed to give the brands
a more personal feel. The
brands’ “Happy Star” icon is
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Pork forecast is
mixed bag
Economists Glenn Grimes,
professor emeritus at the University of Missouri, and Steve
Meyer, president of Paragon
made to look more three–di- Economics, forecasts pork
mensional and gold in color, producers this year will avermore like a gold star than a
age $45–$48 per live hundredcartoon character. You can
weight for the second quarter
also expect to see new jewel in 2006, $42–$45 cwt in the
toned packaging, employee
third quarter and $37-$40 cwt
uniforms and new restaurant in the fourth quarter. This averdesigns, all to reflect the re- ages out to $41–$44 cwt for
vamped image.
the year.
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News & Updates
Checkoff lawsuit dropped
The Campaign for Family Farms, a citizen’s activist group, dismissed its lawsuit
challenging the mandatory pork checkoff
program. The group had claimed the checkoff violates pork producers’ rights to free
speech and is unconstitutional.
Federal, district and appellate courts had
ruled that the mandatory pork checkoff was
unconstitutional. However, the U.S. Supreme
Court put the pork case on hold so it could
first hear a similar case regarding the mandatory beef checkoff. Last year, the Supreme
Court ruled that because the beef checkoff
Thirty Oklahoma pork producers, along
is government speech, it does not violate the
with OPC staff members Lloyd Hawkins and
free speech rights of producers. Once the
Nikki Snider, went on the OPC World Pork Expo Supreme Court made its decision, it sent the
Bus Trip June 8 – 10.
pork checkoff case back to the lower court
The bus left Oklahoma City early Thursto take action according to the beef checkoff
day morning and once the group reached Des decision.
Moines, IVESCO hosted a reception and dinner
The Campaign for Family Farms contends
for the group.
that it will dedicate its resources to helping
On Friday everyone was able to enjoy the
independent family farmers in other ways.
activities of World Pork Expo at the Iowa State One target is the 2007 Farm Bill.
Fairgrounds. On Friday night, the National Pork
The three main points in the CFF’s Farm
Board provided a meal at their offices.
Bill platform are commodity policy reform,
improved conservation programming, and a
“New Farm Initiative” for beginning farmers.
Oklahoma pork producers
enjoy World Pork Expo
Become a member of the
TODAY!
Simply fill out the membership form on page
15 and discover all the benefits for yourself!
New test developed to detect foot-and-mouth disease
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are testing a new system to diagnose foot–and–mouth disease in livestock.
The system uses robots instead of technicians to do most of the lab work. A centralized
electronic tracking system follows each swab of animal saliva from the farm to the laboratory.
Testing can begin within 15 minutes of samples arriving at a lab, and thanks to “multiplexing”
technology, the genetic fingerprints of many different viruses can be identified at once. That’s
key because several other common livestock diseases show similar symptoms to foot–and–
mouth.
According to a study by UC Davis researchers, for each hour’s delay in diagnosing foot–
and–mouth disease, the damage from a U.S. outbreak would rise by as much as $3 million.
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Pork Industry
Oklahoma represented well at World Pork Expo
Several Oklahoma junior swine exhibitors left
their mark at the National Junior Swine Association’s (NJSA) livestock show at World Pork Expo
in Des Moines, Iowa this summer.
Jordan Morgan, Stillwater, showed the Reserve Champion Yorkshire Barrow and Collin
Listen, El Reno, showed the Reserve Hampshire
Barrow and the Champion Spotted Gilt. Heather
Palovik, Cushing, showed the Reserve Champion Poland China Gilt, and the Champion Crossbred Gilt was shown by Derby Whitefield of Paoli,
Oklahoma.
It wasn’t just the pigs that were earning gold
stars, many of the students representing Oklahoma were rewarded for their showmanship. In
the Novice Division, Hailey Robinson, El Reno,
took home the top honors. In the Junior Division,
Tyler Lenhard, Blanchard, placed third; Brianna
Robinson, El Reno, placed sixth; and Brooke
Robinson, El Reno, placed tenth.
And it seems Oklahomans have an eye for
quality pigs. In the Judging Contest, students
from Oklahoma placed in the top five for each division. In the Novice Division, Hailey Robinson,
El Reno, took first place; Blake Kennedy, Tecumseh, placed fourth; Ty Goss, Canute, placed
eighth; and Halle Hartman, Sayre, placed tenth.
Goss and Hartman were also on the first place
team in the Novice Division.
In the Junior Division of the judging contest,
Derby Whitefield, Paoli, with his Champion
Crossbred Gilt at World Pork Expo.
Brianna Robinson, El Reno, placed second;
Blake Goss, Canute, placed fourth; Tyler Lenhart,
Blanchard, placed seventh; and Josh Robinson,
El Reno, placed eighth. Goss, Lenhart, and Robinson were also part of the first place team for
the Junior Division.
Success in the judging contest continues in
the Intermediate Division where Collin Listen, El
Reno, placed fourth; and Brock Herren, El Reno,
placed ninth. Listen and Brock were also part of
the second place team in the Intermediate Division.
Congratulations to all of our Oklahoma stars!
EQIP projects deadline extended
USDA recently extended to September 1, 2006, the
deadline for completing environmental projects to qualify
for Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) energy cost assistance. The deadline had been June 30.
EQIP energy cost assistance applies to regular EQIP
projects, Ground and Surface Water Conservation EQIP
projects and Klamath Basin (Utah) EQIP projects. The
one-time payment adjustment applies only to participants
who signed EQIP contracts in 2004 or earlier and will only
be paid for practices that are completed between March
1 and Sept. 1, 2006. Projects must be completed before
payments can me made.
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News & Updates
NPB identifies critical issues
Japan lifts U.S. beef ban
After two long negotiating sessions,
Japan and the United States reached an
agreement on June 21 that should deliver
U.S. beef to the Japanese market by the
end of July.
The two governments had clashed over
what Japan would do if the United States
sends another shipment of beef with
banned material, as it did last year with
a shipment of veal that contained spinal
material.
Under the agreement, Japan will be
allowed to send inspectors along on USDA
surprise inspections of exporting plants,
and said it will carefully check every shipment of beef as it enters the country.
The National Pork Board has identified the critical issues it will tackle during 2007. The board
met at World Pork Expo and named five specific
issues it will use as it continues planning for how
it will allocate Pork Checkoff funds for the year
beginning Jan. 1, 2007.
The five issues identified by the board are:
•The way the industry can positively impact the
customer’s and the consumer’s purchase of pork.
•The trust and image of the industry and its
products.
•The development of human capital.
•The profitability and competitive advantage of
U.S. pork.
•The safeguard and expansion of international
markets.
The 15 members of the board also identified
three operating principles.
Those are:
•A focus on partnerships and alliances.
•Effective transfer of knowledge and technology.
•Early identification and management of issues.
Immigration reform will be delayed
It’s beginning to look like Congress will
not do anything about immigration reform
this year. House Speaker Dennis Hastert announced there will be a series of hearings
across the country in July and August to discuss the Senate version of the bill.The move
is unique in a couple of ways – usually a bill
of this nature goes to a House–Senate Conference Committee where the differences are
worked out and it is highly unusual for the
House to conduct hearings on a bill already
passed by the Senate.
Supporters of the House bill suggest that
once the general public hears the details of
the much-more-lenient Senate bill, there will
be a public outcry of support for the House
version. Critics say it is nothing more than a
delay tactic by Republican leadership, trying
to avoid a controversial decision as part of an
effort to retain as much of their majority as
they can in this fall’s elections. When asked
for a timetable, the Speaker replied, “I am
not putting any timetable on this thing, but I
think we need to get this thing done right.”
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President
Continued from pg. 2
tournament a success in raising non–checkoff revenue.
As a reminder, non-checkoff
money is the way we support
the OPC’s legislative efforts
that happen in our state.
This support translates to
bills like the ones we had
success with this legislative
session including HB 2603
(discharge bill), HB 3015
(liability bill) and HB 264
(permit hearing bill). Without these contributions, our
relationships and work at the
State Capitol would not be as
successful as it is.
NPPC, Korean officials talk pork
NPPC CEO Neil Dierks and International Trade Counsel
Nick Giordano met with representatives from the Korean Ministry of Agriculture, the Korean Rural Economic Institute and
the Korean pork industry regarding the U.S.–Korea FTA negotiations and pork industry issues of mutual interest.
Dierks and Giordano explained the expectations for an ambitious outcome for U.S. pork producers in the negotiations.
U.S. pork and pork products currently face significant tariffs
in South Korea – the current duty on bellies, a high-demand
pork product, is 25 percent. It is very important that U.S. pork
producers receive unlimited duty-free access to the Korean
market immediately upon implementation of the agreement.
Bits and pieces
I hope everyone has a fun
and safe July 4th.
Continued from pg. 3
approving a large employee pay raise and the increasing cost
of fuel, even if ODAFF gets the same amount of money they
got last year, they have to cut their expenditures somewhere.
This is the second year in a row this sub-committee has bee
the only subcommittee to not receive an increase during the
appropriations process.
Best regards,
Until next time,
Joe Popplewell
Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr.
In the next issue ...
•Meet Tyson’s Oklahoma Environmental
Steward, Clifford Wilson!
•Find out about important changes to
the 2007 Oklahoma Pork Congress &
Annual meeting!
Calendar of Events
July 18-20
September 14-24
September 28-October 8
OSU Field Days
Oklahoma State Fair
Tulsa State Fair
Oklahoma’s Pork Producers ...
Creating Opportunities,
Caring for the Environment,
Feeding the World,
Committed to Oklahoma.
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Perfect Picnic Pork Hoagie
4 boneless pork loin chops,
cut into thin strips
1/4 cup reduced-fat Italian
dressing
1/4 cup pizza sauce
4 1/2-ounce slices mozzarella cheese
4 hot dog buns
Office Staff
Roy Lee Lindsey, Jr.
Executive Director
[email protected]
Nikki Snider
Coordinator of
Marketing & Promotions
[email protected]
Cooking Directions
In a heavy plastic bag,
combine pork strips and
dressing; refrigerate several
hours or overnight. Drain off marinade, discarding
marinade. Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; add pork strips to the pan and cook,
stirring frequently, for 8 minutes or until pork strips
are lightly browned. Divide pork strips into 4 equal
portions and place on bottom halves of buns. Spoon
on 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce for each sandwich.
Top with slice of mozzarella cheese. Bake in a 350
degrees F. oven for 5 minutes, or until cheese melts
and bun is lightly toasted.
Holly Naylor
Coordinator of
Consumer & Producer Information
[email protected]
Lloyd Hawkins
Community Outreach Specialist
[email protected]
Donna Jackson
Office Manager
[email protected]
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Celebrate The 4th with
Maple-Mustard Glazed Spareribs
4 pounds spareribs
Salt, as needed
1/2 teaspoon mixed pickling spices
1 small onion, coarsely
chopped
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
1/2 cup maple-flavored
syrup
1/4 cup vinegar
2 tablespoons water
1 tablespoon Dijon-style
mustard
1/2 teaspoon freshly
ground pepper
Cooking Directions
Sprinkle spareribs with salt. Tie pickling spice in
cheesecloth and set aside. In a medium saucepan
cook onion in oil until tender, about 3-4 minutes. Add
cheesecloth packet, syrup, vinegar, water, mustard and
pepper; simmer 20 minutes. Remove cheesecloth.
Prepare medium banked fire in covered kettle-style grill. Grill ribs over indirect heat 1
1/2-2 hours, until tender. During last 5 minutes of grilling, brush ribs occasionally with
maple glaze, turning to glaze evenly. Makes 4 servings.
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