For pork producers considering or in the process of becoming Prop 12 compliant, Dr. Carlos Roudergue of Country View Family Farms shares some learnings encountered along the way.
For those farms that became Prop 12 compliant, the industry is eager to learn about the challenges, opportunities, production considerations and lessons encountered along the way.
Joining Feedstuffs’ Ann Hess in this episode to discuss Country View Family Farms’ journey to become Prop 12 compliant is Dr. Carlos Roudergue, a veterinarian in the company's Production Department. CVFF includes more than 300 family farms throughout Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Maryland and North Carolina. All CVFF farms are create-free during gestation. It is one of the top 11 hog production companies in the US, producing some 2. 7 million pigs per year.
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