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Group Launches Campaign Against California's Prop 12
California Ag Today
A new campaign by the Center for Environment and Welfare is calling on Congress to address rising grocery costs they attribute to California’s Proposition 12. The group says nationwide prices are increasing due to costly compliance burdens on food producers.
Pork Producers Call for Action on Prop 12 in Farm Bill
California Ag Today
The National Pork Producers Council is speaking out after Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow released the Senate Democrats’ 2024 Farm Bill draft. While the NPPC acknowledges the effort to move the bill forward, they’re calling it “not viable” due to its failure to address California’s Proposition 12.
The Ever-Unfolding Story of California's Prop 12
California Ag Today
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has decided not to reconsider its earlier ruling that deemed Proposition 12 as constitutional.
Dairy Funding for Cattle Disease and Assisting Specialty Crop Exports
The Agribusiness Update
The National Milk Producers Federation received funding from APHIS to help with projects designed to advance cattle disease preparedness, and USDA Undersecretary, Alexis Taylor announced funding for the first projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Export initiative.
California Pork (Laws) Still Top of Mind
California Ag Today
"The next state regulation might not necessarily be on pork," says Chase Adams of the National Pork Producers Council. "It could be on beef production or any other livestock production.”
National Pork Producers Council on Prop 12
Line on Agriculture
The National Pork Producers Council does not want a patchwork of livestock standards.
California in D.C., Proposition 12 Style
California Ag Today
Amidst fly-in to D.C., National Pork Producers Council President says they are pushing for Congress to fix the Proposition 12 issue in the next farm bill.
A Prop 12 Pork Price Assessment
California Ag Today
Now fully implemented, monetary assessments are coming in as to pork prices and Proposition 12 here in the state of California.
Dairy Heifer Sticker Shock and Sugar Exports Forecast Higher
The Agribusiness Update
Dairy farmers looking to buy young heifers to replace their older milking cows should get used to the sticker shock, and U.S. sugar exports for fiscal year 2024 are forecast to be the largest they’ve been in six years.
GDA Offer to Build Resilience and Sugar Exports Forecast Higher
The Agribusiness Update
GDA and USDA offer $7.1 million competitive grant funding to build resilience across supply chain, and U.S. sugar exports for fiscal year 2024 are forecast to be the largest they’ve been in six years.
Prop 12 Will Be Difficult to Overturn, Not Impossible
California Ag Today
California’s Proposition 12 has ignited a flurry of controversy with national and international impacts, will take a lot of work to overturn. California Assembly Republican Leader James Gallagher explains how that would take place, with the right support from consumers.
Ag Law Center: Prop 12 is a Key Issue to Watch in 2024
California Ag Today
Thank you for joining us for part two. The National Agricultural Law Center, based in Arkansas, called 2023 a year for significant developments and changes on the legal front in the ag industry. Harrison Pittman, director of the Ag Law Center, walks us through a few issues to watch for in 2024.
Prop 12 Going Live With Stacked U.S. Pork Supply
California Ag Today
California’s Prop 12 goes into effect with the new year on January 1. It becomes California state law during a time of already great uncertainty in the pork market. American Farm Bureau Federation Economist Bernt Nelson talks about the current pork market conditions.
Prop 12 is Nothing More than an Activist Power Grab
California Ag Today
California’s Proposition 12 was already having a negative impact before the new year begins. Scott Hays, President of the National Pork Producers Council, says Prop 12 is not what it was marketed to be.
Producers Scramble to Decode Prop 12’s Muddy Language Ahead of Implementation
California Ag Today
Welcome back to our miniseries on California’s upcoming Prop 12 implementation. Folks in nearly all 50 states work to prepare to meet the new animal confinement regulations, but confusing language and unprecedented obstacles for foreign trade partners muddy the water.
Canada Gears Up for Prop 12 Uncertainty
California Ag Today
With California’s Prop 12 implementation just weeks away, producers on both sides of the northern border brace for impact. Although the strict law mandating rigid animal confinement regulations is for in-state product sales, the implications extend beyond U.S. borders.
CME Group on Prop 12
California Ag Today
Join us for my chat with CME Group's Makenzie Billings at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Convention in Kansas City.
Prop 12 Running Out of Legal Options
California Ag Today
The U.S. pork industry is looking at options for dealing with California’s Proposition 12, recently upheld by the Supreme Court. Michael Formica the chief legal strategist for the National Pork Producers Council, talks about where the industry is at regarding Prop 12.
Cattle in Wine Country and Congress on Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
In a region dominated by vineyards, California cattle ranchers and dairies are looking for solutions to help keep their businesses viable, and legislation has been introduced in Congress that would overturn California’s Prop 12.
Georgia AI Legislation and Congress on Prop 12
The Agribusiness Update
Georgia Congressmen sponsor AI legislation, and legislation has been introduced in Congress that would overturn California’s Prop 12.