From the President:
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and National Pork Producers Council presented oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court last week, challenging the ability of one state to set agricultural production standards for the entire country. The case involves California’s Proposition 12 law that bans the sale of pork from hogs that don’t meet the state’s arbitrary production standards, even if the hogs were raised outside of California.
AFBF President Zippy Duvall said “At the heart of this argument is whether one state can set the rules for the entire country. Proposition 12 has the potential to put small hog farmers out of business by requiring costly renovations and forces them to adopt practices that farmers and their veterinarians may find harmful to their animals.”
A decision is expected by June 2023.