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Finstad: Farm Bill Work Still Ongoing

Published August 10, 2025

While recent budget reconciliation efforts secured important gains, including improvements to ARC and PLC programs, crop insurance, and extending the sugar program to 2031, Minnesota Congressman Brad Finstad says more work remains. “We accomplished a lot in the reconciliation process,…

Prop 12 Priority

Published November 18, 2024

Congress must pass legislation to fund the federal government beyond December 20 or agree to another continuing resolution. The chore list for Congress during the lame-duck session also includes the National Defense Authorization Act, funding for Ukraine, and disaster legislation.…

HSUS Will Mobilize to Protect Prop 12

Published March 22, 2024

The Humane Society of the United States is challenging the comments made by House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson this past week. Thompson said he is determined to “fix” California’s Proposition 12 through the farm bill. The activist group…

Q3 in the Courts

Published July 27, 2023

Six Midwest swine operations are in federal district court challenging the constitutionality of a Massachusetts law. Like California’s Prop 12, Massachusetts Question 3 establishes housing requirements for out-of-state pork producers. These pork producers from Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri…

Proposition 12 Brings Burden to Consumers and Producers

Published May 15, 2023

In a ballot initiative like California Prop 12, National Pork Producers Council Chief Legal Stragegist Michael Formica says consumers are likely not aware of what this will actually mean for animal welfare, but will soon see impacts at grocery stores.…

Court Decision Comes at a Challenging Time for the Industry

Published May 14, 2023

The National Pork Producers Council CEO Bryan Humphreys says the Supreme Court ruling on California's Proposition 12 comes at a tough time for producers. “We are facing high input costs and some of the most challenging economic times the pork…

Ballot Initiative Bypasses the Legislative Process

Published May 14, 2023

Any pork sold in California must adhere to the new animal welfare standards. Proposition 12 passed as a balllot initiative in 2018. Animal Ag Alliance Communications Manager Emily Solis says other states attempted to pass similar legislation, but ballot initiatives have…

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Finstad: Farm Bill Work Still Ongoing

Prop 12 Priority

HSUS Will Mobilize to Protect Prop 12

Q3 in the Courts

Proposition 12 Brings Burden to Consumers and Producers

Court Decision Comes at a Challenging Time for the Industry

Ballot Initiative Bypasses the Legislative Process

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