Freedom to operate is top of mind for most pork producers in 2023. Pork producers were dealt a setback in their freedom to operate their farms as they see fit with the Supreme Court?s recent Prop 12 ruling which allows California to decide how hogs are raised in other states.
However, producers also received good news when the Supreme Court in May ruled against the Environmental Protection Agency?s WOTUS rule which defines limits to the EPA?s authority under the Clean Water Act.
Duane Stateler, National Pork Producers Council vice president and an Ohio pork producer, says the decision was good news for hog producers.
For years producers were left with uncertainty regarding the WOTUS rules and how they could run their operations says Stateler.
The Supreme Court?s ruling now provides a clearer definition and gives limits to the EPA?s authority under the Clean Water Act. The ruling checks the federal government?s power and control over private land, giving more freedom for producers to operate on their land sustainably and deliver healthy food to consumers says Stateler.
The Iowa Agribusiness Radio Network spoke with NPPC Vice President Duane Stateler at the 2023 World Pork Expo.
