National Pork Producers Council President-Elect Lori Stevermer said the swine industry has four priorities in this farm bill; trade, animal health, labor and Proposition 12. Regarding Prop 12, Stevermer said “there should be no way that the people in California tell Minnesota pig farmers how to raise pigs.” A patchwork of state regulations across the United States could result in consolidation and the loss of more small-and-medium sized swine farms.
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