(Washington D.C.) – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)announced on Friday the appointment of 145 delegates, including 142 producers and three importers, to the 2026 National Pork Producers Delegate Body.
Members from Montana appointed to serve one-year terms are William W. Kleinsasser of Augusta and David J. Hofer of Conrad.
The delegate body meets annually to recommend the rate of assessment, determine the percentage of assessments that state associations will receive, and nominate producers and importers to the National Pork Board. The board and the delegate body were established under the Pork Promotion, Research, and Consumer Information Act of 1985. By law, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) oversees operations of the board and the delegate body.
