The impacts of Prop 12 were speculated for years, and now we are seeing the results of its implementation — both in California and nationwide.
The USDA’s new classification will appear in the National Weekly Direct Swine non-Carcass Merit Premium report and takes effect today,
Conflict over the EATS Act, which could prevent states with strict requirements from imparting requirements on other states, has heated Farm Bill debates.
Amid controversy surrounding Prop 12 and the EATS Act, New Jersey has passed a new bill banning the “extreme” confinement of sows and veal calves.
Through the farm bill renegotiations, some politicians are fighting back against California’s Prop 12, which is largely seen as an unjust law in agriculture.
In the past month, both the U.S. House and Senate have introduced bills that take aim at undoing California’s Proposition 12 livestock production measure.
The law prohibits state and local governments from interfering with agricultural production nationwide, preserving regulation within their jurisdictions.
Given the recent SCOTUS appointments, it was hard to anticipate how it would rule on the challenge to California’s Prop 12.
The Supreme Court decided to affirm California’s Proposition 12 — legislation that limits livestock that wasn’t raised according to the state’s standards.
Yesterday, the Supreme Court of the United States heard oral argument on NPCC v. Ross from a lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 12, a law that bans the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet the state’s production standards.