Because of great relationships with our DC network and a "why not try?" attitude from the Oklahoma Pork Council staff, we often find our small-but-mighty group of Oklahoma LAC participants in special meetings that other states have not gotten to attend. Whether that's visiting with high ranking officials at federal agencies or meeting with expert Congressional staff - we are happy to make a moonshot ask if it means our farmers might get to tell their meaningful stories to powerful decision makers.
On Wednesday of this week, the latest example of this bold strategy came to fruition when our Oklahoma Pork crew in DC got to have our organization's first-ever meeting on the White House grounds. Thanks to coordination by Kylee, three of Oklahoma's finest pig farmers shared insight and gained perspective from Grace Hasler, Deputy Associate Director of the Public Liaison Office within the Trump White House.