Bacon shortage looms in California

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Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by some seeing eye » Sat Jul 31, 2021 3:40 pm

The humane bacon initiative of 2018 brings the chickens home to roost:

Bacon may disappear in California as pig rules take effect
https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bac ... t-79189119
https://www.porkbusiness.com/news/ag-po ... -january-1

We have an even stricter initiative on the hoof in Oregon, though it won't get to the ballot:

Oregon’s IP-13 Would Kill Oregon’s Livestock Industry
https://oregonfb.org/ip13_052021/

There is also similar underway in Colorado.
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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by unjonharley » Sat Jul 31, 2021 5:42 pm

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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by Token » Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:59 am

My Berkshire just went through a cycle …

3 months
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Bacon seeds will be due mid/late October.
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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by FlyingMonkey » Wed Aug 04, 2021 7:20 am

People in CA eat meat?

Who knew.
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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by The Rod » Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:05 pm

The value of bacon has been under-inflated for years anyways. Maybe if/when it costs $20/lb and comes from happier and healthier hogs it'll finally get the respect it deserves.

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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by FlyingMonkey » Thu Aug 05, 2021 6:56 am

The Rod wrote: ↑
Wed Aug 04, 2021 1:05 pm
 The value of bacon has been under-inflated for years anyways. Maybe if/when it costs $20/lb and comes from happier and healthier hogs it'll finally get the respect it deserves.

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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by some seeing eye » Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:42 am

While we are on the topic, the film Pig (2021) is an unusual film set in my area. It is a tragedy, no character remains unscathed. Pigs are also in the new Avengers movie for some reason.
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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by FlyingMonkey » Thu Aug 05, 2021 11:59 am

some seeing eye wrote: ↑
Thu Aug 05, 2021 7:42 am
 While we are on the topic, the film Pig (2021) is an unusual film set in my area. It is a tragedy, no character remains unscathed. Pigs are also in the new Avengers movie for some reason.
A pig also played a romantic cameo role in Black Mirror Season 1, Episode 1.
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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by The Rod » Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:25 pm

The 1998 indie film Scrapple is a really good movie about a pig named Scrapple.
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Re: Bacon shortage looms in California

Post by The Rod » Thu Aug 05, 2021 2:29 pm

Also, considering looming shortages and price hikes it’s a good time to start making your own bacon
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