NPPC Asks Congress to Intervene on Prop 12

In testimony before the Senate Agriculture Committee, National Pork Producers Council President Lori Stevermer said American Agriculture is being put at risk by California’s Proposition 12 “which has increased farmers’ operating cost, created business uncertainty, and raised pork prices at the grocery store.” Stevermer told lawmakers Prop 12 hurts small and medium-sized producers the most. “We have followed the processes in place to address this issue and we are before you because the Supreme Court has said it is a matter for Congress to take up.” Stevermer, who farms in southern Minnesota, also cited the threat of foreign animal diseases, trade issues and labor challenges.