With the compliance certification deadline passing yesterday, California’s Prop 12 is in effect. Beyond the farm gate, this law impacts consumers as well. National Pork Producer’s Council President Scott Hays shares more.
California Prop 12 Welfare Standards: “Not Better, Just Different”
January 1 marks the compliance deadline for U.S. pork producers to meet the certification requirements of California’s Prop 12. National Pork Producer’s Council President, Scott Hays discusses the impact.
AFBF and NPPC Tell Supreme Court Proposition 12 is Unconstitutional
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12. The state law seeks to ban the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet the state’s arbitrary production standards, even if the pork was raised on farms outside of California. AFBF and …
Key Policy Issues Lead NPPC Strategic Agenda
Wednesday, a panel led by National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) experts at World Pork Expo discussed the pork industry’s current policy priorities that are vital to producers’ livelihoods and the future success of the industry. As part of the pork industry’s long-range strategic planning process, the Pork Industry Visioning Task Force prioritized international trade, foreign animal disease and labor as key policy …
NPPC Pushing for Market Access in Asia-Pacific Countries
Last week the Biden Administration launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF). It’s a U.S.-led trade initiative that includes Australia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. But, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) continues to push for better market access through the elimination of tariffs and non-tariff barriers in a number of the IPEF …
Livestock Groups Support Bill to Increase Meatpacking Capacity
Last week, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and other livestock organizations threw their support behind legislation that would allow livestock auction market owners to invest in or own small and medium meatpacking operations. In a letter sent Thursday to the leadership of the agriculture committees in the Senate and House, NPPC, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Sheep Industry Association, Livestock Marketing Association, and …
NPPC to Weigh in on EPA Formaldehyde Risk Assessment
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) will soon submit comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s toxicological review of formaldehyde. NPPC says formaldehyde is used in pork production for, among other things, preventing Salmonella infections in pigs and as a disinfectant. Pork industry-funded research has demonstrated formaldehyde’s potential as a mitigant for contamination of feeds with viruses such as African swine …
USDA Lets More Packing Plants Return to Faster Line Speeds
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service last week announced it approved the Clemens Food Group pork packing plant in Coldwater, Michigan, to run faster line speeds under a one-year trial program. The agency now has let four plants operate with faster harvesting line speeds, which could increase packing capacity and alleviate supply issues in the face of strong pork demand. …
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
(NPPC/WASHINGTON, D.C., Mar. 28, 2022) — The U.S. Supreme Court at its Mar. 25 conference agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) against California’s Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s “arbitrary” production standards. “We are …
Omnibus Spending Bill Included Many Pork Industry Priorities
The omnibus spending bill to keep the government operating through fiscal 2022, which was approved by Congress and then signed into law last week by President Biden, included nearly two dozen pork industry priority provisions and programs that will benefit U.S. producers. According to the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC), a lot of the $25.1 billion for agriculture, rural development, …