Amador County – A local pork producer with national industry experience will speak next week at the Amador Upcountry Rotary Club in Pioneer.

Pork producer Steve Weaver of Weaver Farms in Elk Grove will address the group at 7:15 a.m. at Meadows Restaurant at Mace Meadow Golf Course in Pioneer.

Weaver’s presentation, “The Pork Industry: More Than Just the Other White Meat” will “showcase the industry’s rural economic impact, plus on-going programs to enhance the nutritional quality of pork, to protect the environment and to treat livestock humanely.”

He said “due to new technologies and management systems, U.S. pork producers have trimmed pork’s fat content 31 percent since 1983.”

Weaver said: “Like other industries facing strong competitive pressures, we’re working to constantly improve our ability to provide tasty, affordable and nutritious pork products in a responsible manner.” He said he will discuss how pork producers are providing quality products, “benefiting the local economy and being responsible neighbors.”

 Weaver is one of 68,000 U.S. pork producers in the United States. He said the typical size sow operation can generate $27,000 in property taxes, $65,000 in state taxes and 21 jobs, and support another 19 indirect local jobs.

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