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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
In this joint opinion piece, Kip Tom and Nicole Montna Van Vleck, chair and vice chair of U.S. Agriculture Partnership Fund's board of directors, highlight local ballot issues that could have far-reaching, negative impacts on agriculture.
Leaders of the House and Senate Ag committees announced dueling plans for a new farm bill as the partisan impasse appeared to deepen ahead of the House panel’s planned votes on May 23. House Ag Chairman Glenn Thompson released a broad summary of his planned legislation, and his Senate counterpart, Debbie Stabenow, followed with a much more detailed section-by-section summary of her draft bill.
In this opinion piece, Lori Stevermer, the president of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and a Minnesota pork producer,highlights recent USDA data on the pricing impact of California Proposition 12 on consumers and why Congress needs to act and include a legislative solution in the farm bill.
“The escalating cost of doing business in California” has driven Smithfield Foods to close their Farmer John processing plant in Vernon, California, this month.
The Supreme Court is expected to announce today whether it will hear a challenge to California’s Proposition 12, which sets standards for pork or veal that comes from animals without a minimum amount of space.
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