California’s Proposition 12 has made national headlines because it requires other states to comply with more stringent farming regulations to sell meat and egg products in California, including pork. Wisconsin pork producers argue it’s going to disrupt the supply chain from the barn to the grocery store. The Wisconsin Pork Association says California consumes about 15 percent of U.S. pork. And the modifications required to meet that market could cost thousands per sow, raising pork prices. Despite Prop 12 going into effect on July 1, Wisconsin pork producer AV Roth out of Crawford County has decided to hold off on compliance. He’s optimistic that policy circulating at the federal level could put an end to the new regulation. This was among the topics at a recent Farm Bill hearing in La Crosse. While he was there, he was also told that support continues for the national vaccine bank that would help combat an animal disease outbreak.

California’s Proposition 12 has made national headlines because it requires other states to comply with more stringent farming regulations to sell meat and egg products in California, including pork. Wisconsin pork producers argue it’s going to disrupt the supply chain from the barn to the grocery store. The Wisconsin Pork Association says California consumes about 15 percent of U.S. pork. And the modifications required to meet that market could cost thousands per sow, raising pork prices. Despite Prop 12 going into effect on July 1, Wisconsin pork producer AV Roth out of Crawford County has decided to hold off on compliance. He’s optimistic that policy circulating at the federal level could put an end to the new regulation. This was among the topics at a recent Farm Bill hearing in La Crosse. While he was there, he was also told that support continues for the national vaccine bank that would help combat an animal disease outbreak.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

Join Pam Jahnke for the latest farm news. Heard daily on WOZN 96.7 FM and 1670 AM in Madison Wisconsin from 5-6am. Also heard on affiliate stations all over Wisconsin.

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