Pork Producers Push Congress to Fix Prop 12 in New Farm Bill

As farm bill negotiations continue, the National Pork Producers Council encourages Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman and Ranking Member Amy Klobuchar to produce and pass a bipartisan farm bill that focuses on keeping pig farming in the U.S. affordable, checks the overreach of interstate commerce in California, and offers the best care for animals. After the failed advancement of the farm bill, NPPC President Rob Brenneman, a pork producer from Washington County, Iowa, voiced that America’s pork producers deserve a robust farm bill. “When Congress passes a new farm bill, it must include the ask of America’s 60,000-plus pork producers to finally stop the threat of a state-by-state patchwork of farm animal housing laws spurred by California Proposition 12,” he said. “Not only does Prop. 12 make sustaining their businesses onerous for pork producers, but also, it hinders the critical input and expertise of swine veterinarians.”

Source: NAFB