The EATS Act, to stop California from regulating America’s farms and ranches by protecting states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their borders, is turning into a significant dustup that is not waiting for the congressional recess to get over.
For the August recess, which actually does not end until Congress
Continue Reading Recess dust-up may turn into fall’s Battle Royal as pork-producing states want California out of their business
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in National Pork Producers Council v Karen Ross on Oct. 11. The court on March 28 granted the writ of certiorari to officially put California Proposition 12 on its docket.
That means at least four of the nine justices want to hear the
Continue Reading California’s Proposition 12 will be heard by Supreme Court on Oct. 11The “our beef for your chicken deal” hatched by President Donald Trump with the People’s Republic of China last May appears to be on track.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) yesterday quietly released the final audit report showing China’s inspection system for poultry processing is equivalent to U.S.
Continue Reading Deal on: USDA gives green light to China’s poultry inspections
Livestock groups are expressing disappointment that “a fix” to country-of-origin labeling (COOL) was not included in the final farm bill and warning that they plan to actively oppose its passage through Congress. “COOL is a broken program that has only added costs to our industries without any measurable benefit for
Continue Reading Farm Bill: No Repeal of Country-of-Origin Labeling
A “food fight” over allegations of possible inhumane animal treatment broke out in Minneapolis on Tuesday. On one side is the pig-raising Rosewood Farms at Pipestone, MN, which just happens to be owned by Randy Spronk, current president of the National Pork Producers Council. On the other side is a
Continue Reading Worker Fired, But Undercover Pig Farm Video Not Enough for Criminal Charges
The pork industry is taking issue with Mark Bittman’s inaugural New York Times food opinion column, “A Food Manifesto for the Future.” In a letter to the editor published Tuesday, Randy Spronk, chairman of the National Pork Producers Council’s environment committee, said the industry disagreed with Bittman’s call to outlaw
Continue Reading Pork Industry Takes Aim at Bittman's New Column
The federal government may be a step closer toward banning–or severely limiting–the subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal agriculture in the interest of public health.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released draft guidance Monday “intended to help reduce the development of resistance to medically important antimicrobial drugs” that
Continue Reading FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Antibiotics in Ag
