Colorado Pork Producers seek Producers to serve as Board Members

The Colorado Pork Producers Council seeks candidates to run for vacant positions on the CPPC Board of directors. The election will be held June 25, 2024 at the CPPC annual meeting, in La Junta, CO . The following is the criteria for membership and to run for a board position.

Class A: OWNER/OPERATOR: Any person who is actively engaged in the production of porcine animals in Colorado if the individual is the actual owner/operator of a pig farming enterprise. This person has voting privileges at the Annual Meeting and is eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

Class B: CONTRACT GROWER: Any person who is actively engaged in the pork industry as a contract feeder/grower/farrower of pigs. This person has voting privileges at the Annual Meeting and is eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

Class C: UPPER MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEE: Any person who is actively engaged in the as an employee in an upper management position of a pig farming enterprise and clearly demonstrates a supervisory or management position. This person has voting privileges at the Annual Meeting and is eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

Class D: FORMER PRODUCER: Any person who was formerly engaged in pork production in Colorado less than ten (10) years ago as an owner/ operator or as a contract grower/ feeder/ farrower. This person has voting privileges at the Annual Meeting and is eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

Class E: ALLIED INDUSTRY: Any person who, within the state of Colorado is actively engaged in the pork industry and affiliated with a business or academic institution that provides a product or service to pig producers. This person does not have voting privileges at the Annual Meeting, but is eligible to serve on the Board of Directors.

Any person who is a current participant in the Colorado Pork industry meets these criteria, is eligible to run. For more information, or to RSVP to attend the meeting, contact the CPPC office at (970) 356-4964 or e mail info@copork.org.

Board terms begin January 1, 2025. More information about the Colorado Pork Producers Council can be found at www.copork.org or call (970) 356-4964.

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