Michigan Pig Farmers Say State Is Harassing Them Out of Business

Farmers accuse Michigan DNR of overreach and harassment under invasive species order targeting pig breeds

LANSING — A group of pig farmers and hunting ranch operators told Michigan lawmakers that the state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has been waging a decade-long campaign to destroy their livelihoods under the guise of environmental enforcement.

At the center of the controversy is the DNR’s 2010 Invasive Species Order (ISO), which effectively ban…