Shana Beattie of Sumner, Neb., was elected as president of the Nebraska Pork Producers Association (NPPA) at the annual meeting of the board of directors. Joining Beattie on NPPA’s leadership team are Jared Lierman of Beemer as president-elect and Mark Wright of Fremont as vice president.

Beattie was first elected to the NPPA board in 2016. Prior to becoming a NPPA director, she participated in the Pork Leadership Institute (PLI), a comprehensive training program conducted jointly by the National Pork Board (NPB) and National Pork Producer Council (NPPC) designed to develop future leaders for the U.S. pork industry. She has advocated for pork producers in Washington and is an active participate in legislative and regulatory issues at the state level. She has served as a NPB and NPPC Forum delegate and has attended numerous meetings and conferences on behalf of the association.

A graduate of the University of Florida, her hobbies include gardening, cooking, baking, and volunteering with the youth in her 4-H and FFA communities.

Beattie, her husband Bart, and four children live on a fifth-generation farming operation near Sumner where she takes an active role in Beattie Family Farms. A diversified operation of crop rotation including corn, soybeans, alfalfa, a partner on a 10,000 head sow farm wean-to-finish swine operation and a commercial cow-calf ranching operation utilizing grasses and forage in central Nebraska.

When recently asked what she was looking forward to as NPPA president, Beattie replied, “getting back to business.”

She continued, “Our producers have never stopped doing business through this pandemic continually producing a quality product. As far as an association, we have had to take a COVID break from our normal activities. We now want to focus on getting back on the road and get fact-to-face with our producers, legislative representatives and industry partners. Additionally, we want to be able to travel so we can be involved with trade promotions meetings such as the U.S. Meat Export Federation and possibly by fall be part of an international trade mission.”

Source: Nebraska Pork Producers Association, which is solely responsible for the information provided, and wholly owns the information. Informa Business Media and all its subsidiaries are not responsible for any of the content contained in this information asset.