Pork Industry Representatives Lobby for New Farm Bill This Year

Pork producers from seven state pork associations participated in an NPPC mini legislative fly-in Wednesday in Washington, DC, lobbying lawmakers on several issues important to the U.S. pork industry. During visits with their members of Congress, the pork producers and state executives asked them to: • Pass a Farm Bill that includes a legislative fix to California Proposition 12, which bans the sale in the state of pork from hogs born to sows raised anywhere in housing that does not meet California’s arbitrary standards. • Renew and expand key Farm Bill programs that benefit U.S. agriculture, including ones that address foreign animal diseases and promote U.S. agricultural exports. • Support the “Beagle Brigade Act” to provide congressional authority to USDA’s National Detector Dog Training Center, which trains canines used at U.S. ports of entry to detect agricultural contraband. • Reauthorize and increase funding for the federal Feral Swine Eradication Program. Pork producers a