California's law unleashed chaos, and it's time for Congress to put a stop to it, writes Sen. Chuck Grassley.

For too long, Iowa’s hog farmers have faced growing uncertainty because of California’s egregious Proposition 12. This unfair mandate has imposed costly, unscientific regulations on pork producers ...

Witnesses at the House Agriculture Committee hearing, "An Examination of the Implications of Proposition 12," on July 23, 2025. From left to right: Patrick Hord, vice president of the National Pork ...

Corporate pork companies that run mega-farms where sows are often confined to tiny cages are going after a California law that bans sale of their meat in the Golden State.

California’s Proposition 12, which regulates space requirements for farm animals, should be struck down, said Stephen Vaden, deputy secretary of agriculture. Prop 12, as it’s known, was passed by ...

I’ve been a hog farmer for over 40 years, and I’ve heard every hypothetical and emotionally charged argument against California’s Proposition 12. My family’s farm is fully Prop 12‑certified, and I can ...

The enticing smell of bacon isn’t what you would normally expect for a morning on Capitol Hill, but it’s the aroma that greeted staffers grabbing breakfast on a recent morning from a food truck parked ...

Yorkshire-Duroc mix-breed hogs gather in a pen at Scott Long's farm in Manteca on Dec. 9, 2005. The pork industry has repeatedly challenged the constitutionality of Proposition 12, a voter-approved ...