Arkansas lawmaker urges ban on California wine over egg law
An Arkansas lawmaker, Dan Douglas (R), says that his state should ban the sale of California wine because of Proposition 2, an animal welfare law. California’s Proposition 2 requires egg-laying …
Six states file appeal to halt California egg law
Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster and plaintiffs from Alabama, Iowa, Kentucky, Nebraska and Oklahoma have filed an appeal in a case against California’s landmark animal welfare legislation, Proposition 2. Proposition …
USDA’s food price outlook: mixed news
Earlier this week the USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) released the Food Price Outlook for 2015. FarmPolicy.com has some analysis; you can read that here. The big takeaway? “ERS predicts that …
California tops for animal welfare
The Humane Society of the United States has given California top honors for animal welfare for the sixth year in a row. “This year, as for all six years that …
Animal welfare movement gains momentum
A piece from the Christian Science Monitor reports on how a growing animal welfare movement fueled by consumers is facilitating change among producers. Across the board – from consumers to …