Bill expanding Illinois on-farm poultry processing signed

Legislation expanding on-farm poultry processing in Illinois has been signed into law. State Senator Sally Turner says the update to the Illinois Meat and Poultry Inspection Act allows farmers to process up to 7,500 birds annually on the farm. “We have these chicken farmers out there that aren’t able to get their product processed.”  She […]

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