Decisions around sow barn remodeling, reducing sow herd inventory, and adjusting gilt flow are challenges pork producers face in becoming Prop 12 compliant.
The USDA’s new classification will appear in the National Weekly Direct Swine non-Carcass Merit Premium report and takes effect today,
Sixteen House Republicans have written a letter to Congress voicing opposition against the Ending Agricultural Trade Suppression Act.
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.
Pork producers received welcome news this week after California adjusted the July 1 Proposition 12 implementation date, granting six months of relief.
The law prohibits state and local governments from interfering with agricultural production nationwide, preserving regulation within their jurisdictions.
Governors from states that represent over 54 percent of the country’s pork production are calling on Congress to allow producers to bypass Proposition 12.
California Department of Food has provided guidance on regulations and requirements for the pork industry related to Proposition 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.