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U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told AgriTalk host Chip Flory she thought she’d seen it all. But banning bacon is ridiculous.

How much will Proposition 12 cost the U.S. pork industry? It’s a question many are trying to find answers for right now. AgriTalk host Chip Flory interviews Richard Sexton, University of California, Davis on AgriTalk.

After losing an appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in July, NPPC and the American Farm Bureau Federation are petitioning the U.S. Supreme Court to take their case against California’s Prop12.

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.