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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.

“The main goal of these ... activist groups is all about ending animal agriculture as we know it. These groups are playing on Capitol Hill in the 2023 farm bill.”

“We’re losing out on a huge opportunity economically for American agriculture and other businesses.”

New York members of Congress should oppose the EATS Act as it’s bad for animals, small farmers and state and local government.

Rifts between family farmers and large agribusiness companies have expanded as debate over animal confinement legislation and a fairness in farming act hits new heights.

Iowa AG Brenna Bird: "California is trying to use [its] market power to change how we farm [and] I think that violates the Constitution."

Five years ago, California voted yes on Proposition 12, which institutes standards to make the state's pork production more humane. Today, L.A. pitmasters are paying the price.

“We’re going to be facing challenges over these next five years that we weren’t expecting, and we need to be as prepared as possible."

As Congress prepares to write a new farm bill, animal welfare advocates are preparing to safeguard California’s Proposition 12 and similar laws regulating agricultural practices while also pushing to tighten standards for dog breeders, ban the export of horses for slaughter, and eliminate the last vestiges of animal fighting and dog racing in the United States.

The only explicit language discussed is in section 1322.4a,states that shipping documents shall include the statement Pork CA Prop 12 Compliant, to be affixed to bulk shipping containers sent to retailers.Final Statement of Reasons also does not speak on advertising language