Dr. Anna Forseth is the Director of Animal Health with the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). Forseth and the NPPC team represent pork producers and forty-two affiliated state pork associations, advocating for the social, environmental, and economic sustainability of the U.S. pork industry. In her role, Forseth is responsible for preharvest swine health issues including foreign animal disease prevention and preparedness, biotech, and swine welfare. A Montana native who grew up on the family’s farrow-to-finish swine operation, Forseth received a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Montana State University, her DVM from Colorado State University and a master’s in veterinary preventive medicine from Iowa State University.