"Where's the Pork?" was first aired on Sunday November 1st 2009. Our Guest was Roy Lee Lindsey, Executive Director, Oklahoma Pork Council. Our topics included:- Update on involvement in the State Fair in Oklahoma City and Tulsa
- The Pork Chop Shop
- The Oklahoma Pork Council - its mission and why it exists
- Who makes up the Oklahoma Pork Council and location of offices
- Recent Time Magazine article that was very critical of the methods used by those in the pork industry insofar as handling the animals and his thoughts
- What a "balanced" article would have brought out that wasn't brought out in this article
- Growth of the pork industry in Oklahoma over the recent years
- Environmental requirements producers have to meet in order to continue in business and meet the state and federal requirements - monetary investment this involves
- Impact on the individual community his producers make insofar as job creation and job growth
- Why the H1N1 is sometimes called the Swine Flu, message that sends to the consumer
Roy Lee Lindsey, Mick Cornett, Kent Meyers
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