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Behind-the-scenes work on the next farm bill was top of mind for Agri-Pulse readers in 2023, with stories about marker bills and lobbying movement heavily featured in the year’s most-read stories.

Experts say Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork from pigs that are kept in tight quarters, is to blame for rising pork prices.

Minnesota hog farmer Paul Sobocinski says checkoff reforms are needed in the upcoming farm bill.

Attorney General Brenna Bird says the ban would lead to the closure of many family farms.

The pork industry, as well as bipartisan members of Congress, are divided over whether efforts are needed to overturn California’s Proposition 12 with the inclusion of a legislative fix in the upcoming farm bill.

The Pennsylvania Pork Producers Councils silence on the Proposition 12 situation in California is frustrating for smaller pork operations, whose livelihoods could be threatened.

Hog farm growth in the area has leveled off and markets are depressed, but producers and industry experts are still optimistic about the swine industry.

A Congressional proposal to bar states from regulating agricultural products produced or manufactured in other states has divided governors and state agriculture officials.

How to balance the economic ability to produce and at the same time meet consumer demands for traceability, reducing the carbon footprint and perceived animal comfort is a challenge.

President and CEO at Competitive Markets Action and Secretary for the Organization for Competitive Markets, Marty Irby