2-2 news: Indiana state inspection facing large budget cuts
“In Indiana, we have a lot of local food efforts where producers are marketing their products directly to consumers. This will impact how they do business,” said Greg Slipher, a livestock specialist with the Indiana Farm Bureau.
Slipher said that the cuts could not have come at a worse time, as Indiana pork and beef producers are already facing financial losses. “We appreciate the Governor’s position on state revenue, but we have to realize this will have an impact on the local level,” he said. Some state processing facilities may have to cut back on employees, and processors would have to streamline slaughter operations in order to conform with fewer inspectors.