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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.
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.
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.
A small (but loud) group of animal rights extremists and vegan activists are working hard to eliminate choice. They are doing so by applying intense pressure to restaurant, retail and foodservice brands. Here’s how.
Former “Baywatch” star Alexandra Paul and activist Alicia Santurio were found not guilty of misdemeanor theft after “rescuing” two chickens in 2021. Although they faced jail time, Paul says it was worth the risk.
In a foreign animal disease outbreak, depopulation may be required to timely contain, control and eradicate disease. Here’s a look at Jack Korényi-Both’s winning presentation on water-based foam for swine depopulation.
Pork producers are working in an increasingly challenging environment. The headwinds are bigger than any single producer can tackle, but everyone coming together can impact the industry’s ability to shape policy.
It’s the same old story. A story that Steve Von Haden, Midwest business manager for Motomco, hears time and time again as he visits barns throughout the country.
Two-thirds of consumers say transparency in animal protein is extremely or very important, says Merck Animal Health, as part of the company’s results in its first consumer transparency research study.
Sow behavioral changes from weaning to 10 days post-weaning can provide important clues about the optimum time for breeding. Nicole Moest, a graduate student at the University of Illinois, is exploring possibilities.
Here’s three key claims and takeaways from this year’s animal rights extremist conferences and how they plan to turn consumers away from meat, poultry and dairy products.
Farmers typically focus on biosecurity protocols on the farm, but don’t forget some threats come from outside the farm. Animal rights extremists continue to attempt to gain access to farms by any means necessary.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker on Tuesday announced proposed legislation aimed at ending line-speed increases and “meatpacker self-inspection programs.”
Responding to accidents is never easy for law enforcement officers and other first responders, especially when other factors — like accidents involving animals during transport — complicate the accident scene.
From zebrafish to chickens to boars, students on the University of Illinois animal welfare judging team learn to evaluate living conditions for a wide range of animal species.
Grocery stores have become a battleground for extremists pressuring retailers to remove meat, milk, poultry and eggs from shelves. Recent trends have shown an uptick in store protests, demonstrations and food tampering.
Two animal rights activists accused of taking two piglets from a Utah farm and recording the conditions inside have been found not guilty in a unanimous jury decision.