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California’s Proposition 12, which prohibits the sale of food products sourced from animals living in “cruel and extreme confinement,” went into effect this week after giving retailers until Dec. 31, 2023, to sell any remaining “non-compliant pork products that were already in the stream of commerce,” according to a statement from the Humane Society.
California’s Proposition 12 was already having a negative impact before the new year begins. Scott Hays, President of the National Pork Producers Council, says Prop 12 is not what it was marketed to be.
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.
Agriculture, business and environmental and social issues were all a part of some of the big headlines that shaped 2023 agriculture news coverage for Agweek.
From crate-free fresh pork sales to higher minimum wages, changes coming to some states starting Jan. 1