Ag Policy
No one denies there’s a lot of “gray” to interpret when it comes to California’s Proposition 12 regulations.
Massachusetts consumers may not have to stockpile pork and eggs quite yet. The state is close to passing a law delaying the effective date of a rule banning the sale of pork that doesn’t meet the state’s standards.
On Jan. 1, 2022, U.S. pork producers – indeed, producers anywhere in the world – will need to meet California’s arbitrary sow housing standards if they want to sell pork in that market of 40 million consumers.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture revised and submitted for public comment proposed regulations to implement Proposition 12.
California restaurant and grocery industry leaders don’t know if they can take another hit. That’s why a coalition of California restaurants and grocery stores has filed a lawsuit to block its implementation.
Seaboard Foods, the second-biggest U.S. pork producer, will limit sales of certain pork products in California due to a measure requiring farmers provide more space for animals raised for food sold in the state.
Despite modification to proposed rules for Proposition 12, the proposed rules are flawed and more time is needed for compliance, argues The North American Meat Institute.
Another California law could have major implications for hog producers, consumers
NPPC’s Michael Formica predicts Proposition 12 repercussions will be seen in California as early as this morning.
The pork industry is still waiting to see if the Supreme Court will take NPPC and AFBF’s case against California’s Proposition 12. NPPC CEO Bryan Humphreys shares an update on what this means for pork producers.
A California federal judge denied an attempt by Iowa pork producers to block California’s Proposition 12 with a preliminary injunction and granted California’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit.
The Supreme Court of the United States announced on March 28 that it will take up the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation’s challenge to California’s Proposition 12.
The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork Producers Council filed a brief June 13 with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12. Here’s what you need to know.
The U.S. government filed a brief to the Supreme Court supporting the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation’s challenge to California’s animal housing law, Proposition 12.
What’s taking place in the pork industry in California and Massachusetts is not something the rest of agriculture can ignore, AgriTalk’s host Chip Flory said during a conversation with Terry Wolters, NPPC president.
Don’t do it for free, urged Bill Hollis, DVM, president of Professional Swine Management, at the Carthage Swine Conference. Hollis kicked off a session on Prop 12 with CDFA’s Liz Cox, DVM, who oversees the program.
On the same day NPPC and AFBF filed a reply brief with the U.S. Supreme Court on Proposition 12, the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced it has finally completed the Prop 12 implementation rules.
Proposition 12 sets the industry backwards in terms of animal care, says pig farmer Scott Hays. Ironically, what was done in the name of improving animal welfare, could do the opposite.
Proposition 12 regulations will increase the cost of raising pigs and ultimately, the cost of pork for consumers, National Pork Producers Council Vice President Lori Stevermer said during a media roundtable.
SCOTUS will hear oral arguments in a case by NPPC and AFBF against California’s Prop 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised by the state’s “arbitrary” production standards.
“If California were to win this Supreme Court case, there’s nothing stopping the state from saying, for example, you can only sell corn in California if it’s harvested with an electric combine,” says Dillard.
Justices asked whether Prop 12 could lead other states to impose their moral values beyond their borders.
Pork-consuming California stakeholders negotiated with the state of California to extend the injunction against the implementation of Proposition 12 for whole pork.
As more states pass and implement policies addressing practices that can impact farm animal welfare, USDA ERS offers an in-depth look at the current state of these policies and the resulting impact on animal ag.
Everybody wants to know what’s going to happen next with California Proposition 12. NPPC’s Michael Formica shared an update at the Iowa Pork Congress.
“If California were to win this Supreme Court case, there’s nothing stopping the state from saying, for example, you can only sell corn in California if it’s harvested with an electric combine,” Dillard says.
No matter which room or which conversation you were in during the National Pork Industry Forum, almost every conversation touched on Proposition 12 at some point.
Rep. Thompson signaled he wants to hear “commitment from everyone, including the president, that we will get this done and in the manner I’ve been speaking about. Bipartisan, bicameral, on time and highly effective.’”
Automakers, including Ford, recently announced they are planning to remove AM radio from their lineups. Joe Gill, National Association of Farm Broadcasters president, says this move poses a threat to public safety.
The Office of Investment Security proposed a rule on Friday that would require foreign entities to garner U.S. government approval before they are able to purchase land within 100 miles of eight military bases.