Literally… Hog(s) Wild

Literally… Hog(s) Wild

Oh, give me a home, where the 6M wild hogs roam… said no one. Especially not the 1.1M ag producers who are experiencing a Planet of the Apes-level feral pig takeover firsthand. Feral pigs eat and uproot almost any crop, commonly targeting sugarcane, corn, grain...
California in Confinement Crosshairs

California in Confinement Crosshairs

It’s a regulatory tug-of-war. Animal welfare advocates have sued the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for not having final Proposition 12 rules in place for its January 1, 2022 effective date. On the flip side, the National Pork Producers...

ASF News Whiplash

There’s good news and bad news on the global pandemic front, as the virus has made its way to six continents and 50 countries—and is inching closer to the U.S. And we aren’t talking COVID-19: it’s the other global pandemic making headlines… African swine fever...

Prop 12 Supreme Court Showdown

Well, that escalated quickly. The National Pork Producers Council and American Farm Bureau are running their case against California’s Proposition 12 up the flagpole—all the way up.  They’re appealing the Ninth Circuit Court decision in July that upheld a lower court...