Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced legislation Tuesday that would strike down California’s animal-welfare law created as a result of Proposition 12, drawing support from the nation’s largest pork …
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday announced USDA will extend waivers to allow faster line speeds at pork and poultry industry, describing the actions as efforts to reduce burdens on …
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Montana, Wyoming and Dakotas Join Pork Producers in Prop 12 Appeal
by Colter BrownTwenty-three states joined the Iowa Pork Producers Association on Wednesday in an appeal to the Supreme Court challenging California’s animal-housing law created by Proposition 12. The industry continues to fight …
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Livestock Groups Call New Dietary Guideline Recommendations Out-of-touch, Impractical and Unhinged
by Brett McRaeThis week the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee offered a new report on its recommendations to the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services, as the agencies work to …
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August Lamb Exports Largest Since January, Beef Lower, Pork Higher
Lamb Exports Exports of U.S. lamb reached 288 mt in August, up 170% from last year’s low volume. Export value was $1.16 million, up 70%. These results drove January-August exports …
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Pork Prices Spike 20% in California After Prop 12 Implementation
by Colter BrownLINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — California consumers are paying higher pork prices than the rest of the country following the full implementation of the state’s animal welfare law Proposition 12 on …
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Pork Industry Argues Before the Supreme Court Against California’s Prop 12
by Colter BrownLINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — The question of what is moral when it comes to animal pen sizes and other pig-production practices took center stage Tuesday with Supreme Court justices during …
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A California court halted the enforcement of Proposition 12, moving back enforcement of the animal-welfare law to six months after rules are finalized. The California Department of Food and Agriculture …
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DENVER (January 27, 2021)—As COVID-19 spread across the country last year, it spurred the “great grocery grab of 2020” – a shift to at-home food consumption not seen since the …
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Montana and Wyoming Join Appeal Against California’s Proposition 12
Twenty states including Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota joined the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council in an attempt to stop the state of …