“It’s easy to sign up by texting ’PorkCrisis’ to 97296,” Sleezer said. “I encourage all pork producers and farm employees to opt-in to receive these important alerts. The program is like insurance in the sense that, while we hope we never need it, it is reassuring to have state-of-the-art communications resources at our fingertips.”
The service is free of charge to all participants, however, message and data rates may apply, depending on the individual’s personal or business cellular phone plan.
For more information about Pork Crisis Alerts, please call the Pork Checkoff Service Center, (800) 456-7675. Those who opt in may cancel at any time. For terms and privacy policies, visit
The National Pork Board has responsibility for Checkoff-funded research, promotion and consumer information projects and for communicating with pork producers and the public. Through a legislative national Pork Checkoff, pork producers invest $0.40 for each $100 value of hogs sold. Importers of pork products contribute a like amount, based on a formula.
The Pork Checkoff funds national and state programs in advertising, consumer information, retail and foodservice marketing, export market promotion, production improvement, science and technology, swine health, pork safety and sustainability and environmental management. For information on Checkoff-funded programs, pork producers can call the Pork Checkoff Service Center at (800) 456-7675 or check the Internet at www.pork.org
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