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Articles tagged under: Prop 12

NPPC Asks Congress to Intervene on Prop 12

Published February 27, 2025

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…
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Healing Still Needed

Published June 8, 2024

Increasing retail pork prices might lead some Californians to regret their vote on Proposition 12. "I'm not sure that consumers have made the connection with what they're seeing at the grocery store and what they voted on back in 2018,"…
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California Lawmaker Criticizes Prop 12

Published May 10, 2024

California’s Proposition 12 regulates the housing standards for pregnant sows, laying hens, and veal calves. California Republican Congressman John Duarte does not support this animal welfare measure. "This is disgusting," Duarte told farm broadcasters. "This is just somebody's morality exercised in…
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Ag Outlook Forum Reviews Prop 12

Published February 19, 2024

California’s Prop 12 has now been fully implemented for a month and a half. This initiative bans the sale of pork in California from farms anywhere that confine pregnant sows in gestation stalls. The rule was designed to protect the…
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Searching for a Solution to Prop 12

Published January 18, 2024

Legislation has been introduced on the federal level that would prevent new initiatives like California’s Prop 12. National Pork Producers Council President Elect Lori Stevermer says the main goal is to avoid a patchwork of regulation across the country. “In…
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The Impact of Prop 12 and Question 3

Published January 1, 2024

Enforcement is now underway for California’s Proposition 12 and Massachusetts’ Question 3. Pork sold in California will have to come from farms that are audited and certified as Prop 12-compliant. The Massachusetts rule is similar, but it also includes pork…
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#5-High Court Rules on Prop 12 Housing Standards

Published December 29, 2023

In a split 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld California’s controversial Prop 12 initiative requiring the pork sold in the state be raised under certain housing standards. The same mandate impacts veal calves and egg-laying hens. This ruling is…
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Labor Headaches

Published December 20, 2023

According to Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation President Dan Glessing, the cost for participation in the H-2A program has become almost unaffordable for producers. MFBF is calling for a freeze on wage increases. “At this point it’s just putting farmers out…
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More Prop 12 Questions

Published July 2, 2023

The implementation date for California's Proposition 12 has been pushed back, but questions still remain. U.S. Meat Export Federation Vice President of Economic Analysis Erin Borror says there are still questions about product moving through California for export. Not all…
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A Temporary Fix for Pork Producers

Published June 22, 2023

The extension of California's Proposition 12 implementation may be helpful in the short-term, but National Pork Producers Council President-Elect Lori Stevermer says there are still a lot of issues going forward. One of the concerns is the potential patchwork of…
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