Charlie Harness passed away on April 25, 2025. He was very well known and a mentor to many people in ag communications.

Charles later used his communication skills as the Media Relations Manager and spokesperson for Iowa Beef Processors (IBP) in Sioux City from 1976 until 1983. After a brief stint as President of an advertising agency in Sioux City, Charles joined the National Pork Producers Council in Des Moines, Iowa. As Vice President of Communications for the Council, he was part of the group that popularized the phrase “the other white meat.”