McLean County Farm Bureau

CALIFORNIA ANIMAL WELFARE LAWS WILL AFFECT ILLINOIS FARMERS –

Illinois pork producers who sell meat to California are frustrated and confused by Proposition 12, a California ballot measure that will affect the way they raise their hogs. Prop 12 regulations require farmers to adjust their barns to create larger pens for sows. Farmers will also need to comply with certification programs and implement new auditing procedures (The Center Square)