The National Pork Producers Council issued a statement after Senate Ag Chair Debbie Stabenow unveiled the Senate Democrats’ 2024 Farm Bill text.
While NPPC appreciates Chairman Stabenow’s efforts to publish farm bill text, they say it’s simply not a viable bill.
“It fails to provide a solution to California’s Prop 12,” says NPPC President Lori Stevermer, a Minnesota pork producer.
“Pork producers have continually spoken up about the negative impact of this issue, and it’s a shame these conversations were disregarded,” Stevermer said.
In May, NPPC secured 100% of pork producers’ priorities in the House Agriculture Committee-passed bipartisan 2024 Farm Bill.
In June, producers once again secured all policy priorities in Senate Ag Ranking Member John Boozman’s 2024 Farm Bill Framework.
NPPC is urging both the House and Senate to swiftly consider and pass a farm bill this year that includes a legislative fix to California’s Proposition 12.
