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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Monday, December 23, 2024
In this opinion piece, hog producers Josh Coombs and Reggie Strickland argue consumers and farmers would benefit from a farm bill provision that would stop California from enforcing Prop 12 requirements on out-of-state pork production.
In this opinion piece, Will Coggin of the Center for Consumer Freedom argues that laws like California Proposition 12 and Massachusetts Question 3 are hurting consumers while taking critical production decisions away from farmers.
Pork producers are on Capitol Hill this week to push for a measure preempting state-level animal confinement laws like California's Proposition 12 and Massachusetts' Question 3.
Both the U.S. pork industry and the California Department of Agriculture are focused on a smooth transition and avoiding product shortages for consumers as the state implements regulations requiring all pork sold in the state to be from breeding animals not housed in crates.
Leaders of the National Pork Producers Council expressed disappointment Friday with the Supreme Court’s narrow decision rejecting their arguments that California’s animal housing law unconstitutionally regulates the way hog farmers handle sows.
Supreme Court justices are wrestling with how to balance California's concerns over animal welfare, reflected in the state's Proposition 12 standards, with the potential costs to out-of-state pork producers.
Massachusetts is delaying implementation of new animal welfare standards until the summer while reworking and expanding the requirements for laying hens.
