At this week's 2025 United States Swine Health Improvement Plan (U.S. SHIP) House of Delegates meeting in Minnesota, nine voting representatives provided valuable perspective on behalf of our state's pork industry. As a reminder, U.S. SHIP exists to bring producers and government partners together to create a "National Playbook" of technical standards related to Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) preparedness for African Swine Fever (ASF) and Classical Swine Fever (CSF).

Before the meeting, there were questions if U.S. SHIP's recent transition to an official United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) program during a time of reprioritization at the agency would still lead to a productive meeting. With a record-setting 310 registered attendees and lots of deep discussion, the meeting was certainly meaningful in the eyes of Oklahoma's delegation. Thank you to each of Oklahoma's delegates for participating!