In the National Pork Producers Council’s weekly recap: Trump administration sues California over farm production mandates; One Big, Beautiful Bill becomes law; business groups weigh in on investigation into Mexican tomato imports; NPPC wants Nigeria, South Africa removed from trade program; North American pork groups meet to discuss common interests; farm groups want USTR chief…
In the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) weekly recap: House committee approves bill to update, reform CWA; NPPC, other ag groups voice support for Senate tax package; potential reforms to H-2A Visa program coming; and Rep. Finstad recognizes Stevermer’s term as NPPC president. Take a deeper dive below. Listen to the Capital Update Here! House…
In the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) weekly recap: NPPC applauds animal health legislation in House, Senate; House funding bill includes provisions beneficial to producers; Senate confirms Vaden as USDA deputy secretary; Agriculture secretary questioned on Prop. 12, MAHA, animal disease research; ag groups urge State Department to keep agricultural offices; and NPPC hires staff…
In the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) weekly recap: U.S., China call temporary time-out on tariff trade tussle; pork priorities advance in House Ag budget, as NPPC remains committed to Prop. 12 fix; 100% of NPPC asks included in Ways and Means tax package; NPPC asks to exclude animal health products from 232 investigation; and…
In the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC) weekly recap: pork producers lobby lawmakers on legislative priorities; Senators introduce legislation to fix Proposition 12; Trump increases China tariffs, temporarily lowers others’ reciprocal tariffs; and U.S. pork exports down slightly for January-February 2025. Take a deeper dive below. Capital Update Audio Version Now Available! Pork Producers Lobby…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: victorious WOTUS ruling, USDA Section 32 pork purchase, NPPC wants the elimination of Kenya U.S. pork restrictions, USDA disaster relief funds, Feral Swine Eradication Program legislation and Codex Alimentarius meetings. Take a deeper dive below. Pork Producers Celebrate SCOTUS Ruling on WOTUS What happened: This…
In this week’s National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) Friday recap: Farm Bill hearings, HDIA re-introduced, NPPC economic update, EPA’s proposal on rodenticides, WITA Conference, FDA’s food labeling update and nomination of new USDA Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. Take a deeper dive below. 2023 Farm Bill Corner Farm Bill Listening Session Held in California What happened:…
May 20, 2022 MEATPACKING SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR BILL SENT TO FULL HOUSE FOR VOTEThe House Agriculture Committee on Tuesday advanced the “Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act,” H.R. 7606, to the House floor for a vote. The bill would create a special investigator at USDA to bring civil actions for violations of the Packers & Stockyards…
May 13, 2022 SEC EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD ON CLIMATE REPORTING PROPOSALThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday extended to June 17 the comment period on its proposed regulation mandating that publicly-traded companies report on their carbon emissions and other climate-related data and on similar information from partner companies, suppliers, and distributors. The SEC responded…
SUPREME COURT AGAIN CONSIDERS WHETHER TO HEAR PROP. 12 CASEThe NPPC-American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) legal challenge to California’s Proposition 12, which bans the sale in the state of pork from hogs born to sows raised anywhere in housing that does not meet California’s arbitrary standards, is again on the U.S. Supreme Court’s weekly conference…