The National Pork Producers Council joined forces with American Farm Bureau Federation to garner support from 900+ agricultural stakeholders supporting the federal fix to Prop 12 to be included in the 2024 Farm Bill.
NPPC’s Ashley Johnson defended pork producers’ stewardship of antimicrobial use at the United Nations’ multi-stakeholder hearing on antimicrobial resistance.
The Senate and House agriculture committees released their respective frameworks for the next farm bill, with the House measure including a provision to fix the problems caused by California Proposition 12.
As the pork industry adapts to changing market environments, it is critical the values published in USDA reports and used for base price determination are accurate and representative of supply and demand conditions.
Here’s an overview of the most important matters of concern brought before legislators this week at NPPC’s spring Legislative Action Conference in Washington, DC.
EPA’s proposed effluent permitting guidelines for meatpacking plants under the Clean Water Act will significantly disrupt packing capacity and inflict additional severe financial harm on producers, NPPC says.
In a hearing addressing the implementation of the WOTUS rule by the Army Corps of Engineers and EPA, NPPC chief legal strategist Michael Formica expressed ongoing concerns about the rule’s implications for producers.
The U.S. achieved favorable outcomes at the recent Codex Alimentarius Commission meeting, reinforcing science-based food safety standards and continued foreign market access for U.S. food and agricultural exports.
