If California can regulate how pregnant sows are treated 2,000 miles away, that means every state can do that for every agricultural product, warns South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson on AgriTalk.

There’s no sugarcoating this is a challenging time in the pork industry. Trade is vital to U.S. pork producers, and exports continue to be a bright spot even during tough times, Lori Stevermer testified on Thursday.

Disappointment, frustration and disbelief shook the U.S. pork industry when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold California’s Proposition 12. Meanwhile, animal activist groups called it a win.

The U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s new humane-pork law, rejecting an industry challenge in a ruling strengthening the power of states to impose rules that have a broad economic impact on other states.

As I approached the site of my first animal activist rally, I kept my distance. I watched two people beside a small megaphone and a bag, checking their phones constantly. I leaned in anticipating what would happen next.

Missouri’s efforts to decrease its feral hog population is working. Here’s a look at what Missouri is doing to fight this invasive nightmare.