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CAFO

Concentrated animal feeding operations hold thousands of heads of livestock, such as hogs, cattle or poultry which produce gallons of waste.
United Soybean Board
Harvest Public Media
Midwest states court indoor hog and poultry production, despite the millions of gallons of manure
Eva Tesfaye
Legislation and programs in states like Missouri and Nebraska are paving the way to welcome large livestock operations by limiting local control over the facilities. Some rural residents worry about the potential pollution and decreased quality of life that will bring.
Jeffery lays in the hay on Friday, March, 19, 2021, in Chillicothe, Mo. He has what owner Andrew Geiser calls a mule foot, solid like a horses, which is a rare hog breed in the U.S. Geiser believes in what he calls "being a steward of the land. I was taught to leave things better than you found them," he said.
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Columbia Missourian
Iowa News
Scaling Up: Production contracts more common in North Carolina than Midwestern pork states
Madison McVan
Amy Mayer
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IPR file
Environment
Iowa environmental groups say draft CAFO rules don't do enough to protect environment
Katie Peikes
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