Farm Bureau president and Ogle County farmer Brian Duncan tells Brownfield they’re watching several proposals closely. “Illinois adopting California emission standards; allowing municipalities to reach out and place restrictions on crop protection products is one we’re going to be talking about. ... Certainly, we don’t want to go down the California prop 12 road.”
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.