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Wednesday, September 29, 2021
US agriculture organisations launch petition against California's Proposition 12
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) are petitioning the US Supreme Court to take their case against California's Proposition 12, a pig welfare ballot initiative.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
California, US Proposition 12 frustrates pork producers in Illinois
Pork producers in Illinois, the United States, were flustered by California's Proposition 12, a ballot measure that will affect the way they raise their hogs as well as affecting the sales of meat to the western US state.
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Christensen Farms CEO warns of more expensive pork due to California, US pig law
The president and chief executive officer of Christensen Farms, Glenn Stolt, had detailed the consequences of a new California, US pig law, warning that initial prices for pork products could rise to 50%.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
NPPC says California, US' Proposition 12 creates burden for hog farmers
The National Pork Producers Council (US) filed comments on July 12 in response to California's Department of Food and Agriculture's (CDFA) proposed rules for implementing for Proposition 12 – the voter-approved mandate specifying anim ...
Monday, May 31, 2021
Foster Poultry Farms cited for COVID-19 violations in California, US
The California Department of Industrial Relations has cited Foster Poultry Farms Inc. and four staffing agencies for COVID-19 violations at a location in Livingston, California, the United States.
Tuesday, May 4, 2021
US pork producers warn California's proposition could reverse progress in cutting GHG emissions
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has outlined how US pork producers are committed to environmental sustainability and urged the danger of policies such as California's Proposition 12
Monday, December 21, 2020
US meat organisation's challenge of California's Prop 12 gets support of US government
The North American Meat Institute's (Meat Institute) lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the US state of California's Proposition 12 (Prop 12) received key support from the US federal government and 20 states with the filing of two ...
Friday, October 2, 2020
US court to decide if Californian law that can ban pork sales is constitutional
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the United States will decide whether a new law in California -- which will ban pork sales in the state if pigs are not raised under new restrictions -- violates the Commerce Clause.
Monday, September 28, 2020
Chevron, Californian dairy farmers form first renewable natural gas joint venture
San Ramon, California-based Chevron U.S.A., California Bioenergy (CalBio), and Californian dairy farmers announced last week their joint venture, CalBioGas LLC, on the first renewable natural gas (RNG) production from dairy farms in Kern Co ...
Monday, August 31, 2020
Foster Farms to temporarily close California, US, poultry processing site over COVID-19 concerns
Foster Farms announced in late August that 239 of its staff at its Livingston Poultry Complex in Merced County, California, the United States, "have been cleared to return to work" after 392 positive cases of COVID-19 were previously confir ...
Monday, June 22, 2020
US pork council challenges Californian proposition to regulate farm operations outside state borders
US state California's Proposition 12 imposes arbitrary animal housing standards that reach outside its borders to farms across the United States, but that does not sit well with the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bure ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
California, US declares success in eradicating Newcastle disease
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have announced an end to the virulent Newcastle disease (VND) quarantine in Southern California, the United States.
Thursday, June 4, 2020
US California beef producers resume Resilience 2020 campaign
The cattle industry of California, US launched Resilience 2020 to reassure consumers and policy makers that the sector would continue to produce safe and enough beef supply in the midst of crisis, reported Beef Magazine.
Friday, March 27, 2020
California Sea Grant funds sustainable farmed fish feed
California Sea Grant will fund an associate research professor in environmental studies for the development of sustainable feed for farmed fish.
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
US judge retains California livestock minimum space requirement measure
November 26, 2019 US judge retains California livestock minimum space requirement measure The North American Meat Institute was unable to block the measure, known as Proposition 12 from being enforced, reported Reuters. Los Angeles United S ...

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