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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit declined the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau Federation’s petition to strike down Prop 12 as unconstitutional under the dormant Commerce Clause.

U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams dismissed a case brought before an Iowa court challenging Proposition 12.

Voices from the restaurant, grocery, packing and pork industries urged the California Department of Food and Agriculture to reconsider the Proposition 12 implementation timeline during a public hearing Friday.

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.