WPA Membership

Our members are the key to success of our organization.

We invite you to explore the membership options available to youth, pork producers, and allied industry. As a member you will benefit from:

Legislative representation at state and federal levels.
Local, state, and national leadership opportunities.
Educational programs and opportunities
Pork industry networking, news, and notices.
Member and industry discounts.
Assisting in determining WPA policy positions.

Membership Investment

Producer

Voting Producer Member – $50

Person actively involved in live hog production.
Includes contract growers, employees, individuals, partnerships, and integrators.
Voting rights at WPA annual meeting.

Family Member – $10/person

Immediate family members of a voting producer member.

Non-Voting Producer Member – Free

Person actively involved in live hog production.
Includes contract growers, employees, individuals, partnerships, and integrators.
Unable to vote at WPA annual meeting.

Non-Voting Student Member – Free

Person age 22 and younger who is interested in the pork industry.

strategic Invenstment Plan (SIP) Investor

Voluntary investment.
Producers invest $0.15 / $100.00 of gross pig sale or contract value.
Employees or those who do not own pigs can voluntarily invest $150 or more annually.
Funds are used by NPPC to fight for reasonable legislation, develop revenue and market opportunities, and protect investor livelihoods. 40% returned to WPA.
Recognized as a WPA voting member.
If a company pays SIP, their employee representative is recognized as a WPA voting member.

Allied Industry Member

Individual – $100

A person that advocated for Wisconsin agriculture but isn’t involved in live hog production.
Voting rights at WPA annual meeting.

Business or Organization – $250

A business that advocated for Wisconsin agriculture but isn’t involved in live hog production.
Voting rights at WPA annual meeting.

Membership Benefits

Key Member Offerings: Call to Action Notices • Weekly Pork Express E-Newsletter • Bi-annual Headlines Newsletter • Member Discounts • WPA Legislative Representation

Legislative representation at state & Federal Levels

Help determine WPA policy positions

Local, State & national Leadership Opportunities

Educational programs & Opportunities

Pork Industry Networking, News & Notices

Industry Discounts

2025 Advocacy Roles

Sustainability & Image: WPA strives to project a positive impression of the pork industry in the state. We have worked to develop a campaign to promote the We Care principles and take our message to groups throughout the state. This information assists in educating the public, including consumers as well as those that work on policy development.

Legislative Presence: WPA contracts with Jordan Lamb of the Welch Group to represent us at the state level. In addition, WPA works with NPPC to address national issues. No checkoff dollars are used for these efforts. Your membership and Strategic Investment Program (SIP) dollars support issues like those listed below. Your support is crucial to continued resolutions on legislative issues.

2024-25 Successes - State Level

Secured an additional $150 million for the ARIP Grant Program
$2 million for the Producer-Led Watershed Grant Program
$10 million Food Security Initiative grants
$200,000 to support farmer mental health
$1 million in additional funding for Meat Processor Grants ($1.6M total)
$2.4 million for Meat Inspection Program
$2 million for the Nitrogen Optimization Pilot Program (NOPP) grants
$1.6 million for the Cover Crop Insurance Premium Rebate Program
Additional $500,000 for CDL Driver Training Grants
Worked with DATCP on pending rule revision to repeal WI PRRS / PEDv testing requirements

2025 Successes - National Level

Pushed USDA to reject change to Packers and Stockyards Act
Secured amendments to California AB1264 definition of ultra processed foods
Grew bipartisan support for federal solution to California’s Prop 12
Championed efforts to make packing plant line speeds program permanent
Pushed USDA to withdraw problematic Salmonella proposal
Spearheaded coalition that secured passage of Beagle Brigade Act
Collected producer input for development of comprehensive National Swine Health Strategy
Adoption of an international standard for African swine fever vaccines
Led efforts for funding increases in House committee-passed agriculture appropriations bill
Won decisive Supreme Court judgement against EPA overreach in Clean Water Act case
Advocated for House committee approval of bill to update, reform Clean Water Act
Secured major victory in long-fought legal effort to uphold air reporting exemptions
Persuaded EPA to shelve burdensome effluent guidelines and standards
Championed trade policy that broke 2023 export record
Fought for market access in U.S. and European Union Trade Framework
Increased market access in Indonesia, Japan, the Philippines, and Malaysia
Successful registration renewals for U.S. pork facilities exporting to China