Will Japan’s New Residue Limits Impact You?

If you sell pork to packers who export to Japan, it’s time to do your homework to find out if Japan’s new maximum residue limits (MRLs) will affect you.

Whether you are a producer who hauls his own pigs in a gooseneck trailer or straight truck, or if you are a trucker driving a big rig, this course is for you. The certification will identify you to producers and meat packers as a transporter who is conscientious about properly transporting hogs and who understands the value of producing quality pork

Tim Bierman of Larrabee, Iowa, is the current president of the National Pork Board.

Tim Bierman of Larrabee, Iowa, is the owner and operator of Bierman Farms Inc., a wean-to-finish operation that markets 15,000 hogs per year. He also has eight custom feeders where he manages all the pig flows. Bierman and his wife Mary also raise corn and soybeans on 500 acres.