by Becca Frazier | Oct 14, 2022 | Uncategorized
Bacon took center stage at the Marble Palace (aka, the Supreme Court) Tuesday, and the jabs on both sides of the aisle were sizzling. Oral arguments were heard in National Pork Producers v. Ross, with debate over California’s controversial Prop 12 hitting both moral...
by Becca Frazier | Sep 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Woo, pig sue…y. JBS is back in court to settle a price-fixing case dealing with consumers—an un-porcine-ite event for them. Emptying the piggy bank: In 2021, JBS reached a $24.5M agreement that went to direct purchasers, and this year, they added $20M to their tab in...
by Becca Frazier | Aug 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Bacon, pork chops, ham, oh my! These popular pork products are made possible through successful production (and reproduction) of pigs. Verility, an Indiana-based startup, aims to increase reproductive efficiency in swine through AI. No, not that AI, the other...
by Becca Frazier | Jul 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
Eligible pork producers are about to be living high off the hog. With the go-ahead from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, funding for the Spot Market Hog Pandemic Program (SMHPP) is increasing. The USDA will issue approximately $62.8M in pandemic assistance payments...
by Becca Frazier | Jun 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Earlier this week, the Biden administration linked arms with ag groups and sent a clear message to the Supreme Court: “Prop 12’s gotta go.”(And the pork-producing crowd goes wild) “Quick” refresher (buckle up): Proposition 12 requires...
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