Western Kentucky Hog Farms Challenged

Each of the farms would have about 5,000 hogs, producing a total of at least 16 million gallons of liquid waste per year that would be spread on fields as fertilizer, according to filings with the administrative appeals office of the Kentucky Environmental and Public Protection Cabinet.

Petitions were signed by 1,000 people opposing the hog farms in Fulton County alone, said Jenny Varden, who owns two farm properties in that county and is among those challenging the permits.

To continue reading this article please click here

Source: Courier-Journal

Sign up for our
regular news updates

More of the latest Pig Industry News

•   OIE Monitors Global Pandemic H1N1 2009 Situation
•   CPC Urges Action on Canada-Columbia FTA
•   Guidance Document on Pig Protection Endorsed
•   NFUS Urges Participation in Carbon Footprint Study
•   Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed
•   Study to Bring Benefits to Meat Sector
•   New Merck Company Begins Operations
•   Influenza A/H1N1 Outbreak in Swine Confirmed
•   Ensuring the Most Exposed Animals the Best Welfare
•   Pork with Anabolic Steroid Found in HCM City