News Profiles 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Cheryl Walsh, pork producer and industry leader By Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater Lisa Foust Prater is the Family & Farmstead Editor for Successful Farming, sharing interesting family features, heartfelt editorial columns, and important health and safety information. Her favorite thing about her job is meeting interesting people, learning their stories, and sharing them with our readers.Lisa started her career with Successful Farming magazine in 1999, working primarily for the web team and writing product reviews for the magazine. She later wrote for the Living the Country Life magazine and website and has written and edited several cookbooks and other books for Successful Farming and Living the Country Life. Successful Farming's Editorial Guidelines Published on April 24, 2024 Close Cheryl Walsh is a fourth-generation farmer and pork producer from Peoria County, Illinois. She is also the 2024 president of the Illinois Pork Producers Association. Walsh joined us for a quick conversation on the 15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast. We discussed the hog business, the importance of participating in industry associations, difficulties caused by Prop 12, working with visa employees, and estate planning. Cheryl Walsh Our biggest problem is California as a state is trying to dictate how I raise pigs here in Illinois and that’s not fair. As producers, we know how to raise our pigs. — Cheryl Walsh Listen to this episode of 15 Minutes With a Farmer below or on Apple Podcasts — where you can also listen to past episodes and subscribe — or wherever you listen to podcasts. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit