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Ag Groups Argue Against Prop 12 in Supreme Court
Ag Groups Argue Against Prop 12 in Supreme Court
Ag Groups Argue Against Prop 12 in Supreme Court
Agriculture groups argued against California's Proposition 12 to the Supreme Court Tuesday.  The American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council asked the high court to overturn a lower court ruling that threw out their lawsuit against the 2018 California ballot initiative banning pork, veal and eggs from animals not raised by California’s minimum space standards.   “Propo.
NPPC Welcomes Biden Administration Siding with Farmers on Prop 12
NPPC Welcomes Biden Administration Siding with Farmers on Prop 12
NPPC Welcomes Biden Administration Siding with Farmers on Prop 12
The National Pork Producers Council welcomed a Supreme Court brief filed by the Biden administration in favor of ag groups regarding California’s Proposition 12.  The state law seeks to ban the sale of pork from pigs that do not meet the state’s arbitrary production standards, including pork from pigs raised on farms outside of California. NPPC assistant vi...
Feinstein, Padilla, Booker, Stabenow to Secretary Vilsack: Support California Prop 12
Feinstein, Padilla, Booker, Stabenow to Secretary Vilsack: Support California Prop 12
Feinstein, Padilla, Booker, Stabenow to Secretary Vilsack: Support California Prop 12
Senate Democrats, including the Senate Ag Committee Chair, are urging Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack to support California's Proposition 12 before the Supreme Court. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla of California, along with New Jersey's Cory Booker and Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow from Michigan, made the request in a letter to Vilsack ...
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
Supreme Court to Hear NPPC Case Against Prop. 12
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case brought by the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation against California’s Proposition 12. The law bans the sale of pork from hogs born to sows that weren’t raised according to the state’s “arbitrary” production standards. NPPC President Terry Wol ...
Agriculture Waits for Big Decisions on Supreme Court Cases
Agriculture Waits for Big Decisions on Supreme Court Cases
Agriculture Waits for Big Decisions on Supreme Court Cases
The first week of the New Year could be a big one for several agricultural groups and stakeholders. The Supreme Court will likely hear several high-stakes cases that could affect America’s farmers and ranchers. The court recently distributed three of four agriculture cases scheduled for a January 7th conference. hose ...
AFBF, NPPC File Prop. 12 Appeal to Supreme Court
AFBF, NPPC File Prop. 12 Appeal to Supreme Court
AFBF, NPPC File Prop. 12 Appeal to Supreme Court
Earlier this week, the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation petitioned the U.S. Supreme Court to take their case against California's Proposition 12. The California law would ban the sale of pork from hogs that don't meet the state's "arbitrary" production standards ...
Federal Court Rejects NPPC Challenge to Prop 12 in California
Federal Court Rejects NPPC Challenge to Prop 12 in California
Federal Court Rejects NPPC Challenge to Prop 12 in California
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals turned down the National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau’s petition to strike down Proposition 12 as unconstitutional under the Commerce Clause. “We are disappointed in the court’s decision and stand by our position on Proposition 12,” said NPPC spokesman Jim Monroe. “It’s a clear violatio ...
20 States Support NAMI Against Prop 12
20 States Support NAMI Against Prop 12
20 States Support NAMI Against Prop 12
A total of 20 states filed a brief with the Supreme Court supporting the North American Meat Institute’s petition challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12. “The governments of nearly half the states agree that if California is allowed to apply its laws of conduct in other states, a single state will dictate policies in all others,” says Meat Institute President and CEO Juli
Ag Groups File Appeal on California’s Prop 12
Ag Groups File Appeal on California’s Prop 12
Ag Groups File Appeal on California’s Prop 12
Back in 2018, California voters passed Proposition 12, which is scheduled to go into effect on January 1st, 2022. But several Ag groups are looking to stop the law before it starts. A Protect the Harvest release says the bill increases regulations on the egg, pork, and veal producers both in the state of California as well as any out-of-state producers that want to sell products in the state ..