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The pork industry is highly integrated throughout North America, so having a requirement in one state will have a ripple effect throughout the value chain.

Guest editorial: California could set the rules on raising pigs

By Kristy Nudds November 24, 2022

The biggest pork market in the U.S. could no longer be accessible to Canadian producers if a ballot initiative known as Proposition 12 becomes law. Proposition 12 was part of the state of California’s general election ballot in 2018. Also known as the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, it aims to establish new minimum

Farmers and animal welfare advocates understand that if California wins, states with the most progressive animal welfare policies will be able to effectively set national standards...

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: U.S. Supreme Court weighs animal welfare issue

California law could have far-reaching implications for hog producers

By David Favre October 25, 2022

Should Californians be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals that are raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? The U.S. Supreme Court is confronting this challenge in a suit now before it. Pork producers are challenging a law that California voters adopted in 2018

Daniel Wuergler, co-owner of the Gallipool Frasses farm, walks among 18,000 Lohmann Classic laying hens at Les Montets, about 45 km northeast of Lausanne, on Sept. 16, 2022. (Photo: Reuters/Denis Balibouse)

Livestock

Swiss reject initiative to ban factory farming

Voters back narrowly back rise in women's retirement age to 65

By GFM Network News September 26, 2022

Geneva | Reuters — Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to ban factory farming in a referendum on whether the wealthy country’s strict animal welfare laws need to be tightened yet further. The government’s VoteInfo App showed a provisional result of 62.86 per cent of votes against the proposal, put to a referendum under

‘The hog sector is transitioning to Canadian Pork Excellence, a set of programs that allow registered pork producers to demonstrate compliance with food safety and animal care requirements.’ – Cam Dahl

Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Farmers and the ‘prove it’ generation

Be real about modern agriculture because there’s much to be proud of

By Cam Dahl September 12, 2022

What is a farmer’s relationship with environmental and animal welfare certification programs? Would it be right to say that it’s complicated? On one hand, farmers feel targeted by those in the activist community who reject the realities of modern agriculture. No genetically modified anything. No fertilizer. No pesticides. Small holdings with a few chickens, a

Farm animals like chickens are among the best-cared-for creatures, says animal welfare consultant.

News

Animal welfare on social media: speak up or shut up?

Transparency not optional for livestock, meat industry – but wisdom required

By Geralyn Wichers June 10, 2022

Farmers are a small group, so standing up for each other is necessary when it comes to online attacks — even those as fraught as animal welfare concerns. However, responding requires wisdom, says one animal welfare expert. “Don’t argue for the sake of arguing but try to find a proper channel and respond to those

Hogs, Livestock

Icahn drops proxy fights with Kroger’s, McDonald’s

By GFM Network News, Reuters June 6, 2022

Reuters — Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of pregnant pigs at Kroger Co. after losing a similar fight with McDonald’s Corp last month, the Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. “I congratulate the McDonald’s team on their victory in this proxy engagement and, after much contemplation, given the

Hogs, News

California court delays enforcement of part of pig welfare law

By Tom Polansek February 7, 2022

Reuters – A California court said it will delay enforcement of part of a law aimed at ensuring more humane treatment of farm animals, which opponents warned could lead to pork shortages and higher food prices in the most populous U.S. state. Supporters of Proposition 12, approved by California voters in November 2018, say it

News

Germany plans state animal welfare label on meat in shops

By Reuters February 2, 2022

Germany’s new government plans this year to introduce proposals for a state system to label meat in shops produced with improved animal welfare, German Agriculture Minister Cem Oezdemir said. The proposal is part of the coalition agreement for Germany’s new government which took office in December involving the Social Democratic, Green and Liberal parties. A

Co-operator reporter Geralyn Wichers says there’s always value in seeing both sides of an issue.

News, Other

Let’s court controversy

FIRST PERSON | Animal rights, deconstructing the ‘farm wife,’ and criticizing charity: what could possibly go wrong?

By Geralyn Wichers January 11, 2022

There’s this moment I think sums up my year well. It was October, and in the span of a few hours I, a) booked off time to go deer hunting and b) registered to go to an animal rights conference. It did break my brain a little. This year Co-operator editor Gord Gilmour advised me

More people are interested in adopting dogs from the Barrhead Animal Rescue Society, says Terry Colborne.

Farmit Manitoba, News, Other

Pandemic fads: Are puppies, plants and backyard chickens still popular?

Nearly two years on, how are newbie pet owners, gardeners, and poultry enthusiasts making out?

By Alexis Kienlen January 7, 2022

Glacier FarmMedia – Puppies, plants, and backyard chickens became hot trends when the pandemic took hold — but are they still popular almost two years in? Pandemic pets “At the beginning of the pandemic, we were swamped with people,” said Sharla Willis, who has operated a dog-breeding business for 16 years with her mother Dorrie

Daily Network News

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain, hogs fall back

U.S. grains: Chicago grains and oilseeds rise on recent dollar weakness, biofuel optimism

Western Canadian resentment not exceptional — or highest in country — pollster says

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