Why I write on Mike Masterson Some readers must be wondering if ol’ Mike’s gone hog wild with swine fever. I can’t blame them after two dozen or so columns about the state’s wrongheaded decision to permit the Mount Judea hog factory (calling itself a family farm) smack in the […]
Contact Information: Katherine Benenati / 501.682.0821 / [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> FOR RELEASE: JUNE 28, 2013 HEARING SET ON YELL COUNTY HOG FARM PERMIT MODIFICATION The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) will hold a public meeting and hearing at Dardanelle July 22, 2013, to discuss proposed changes to the current permit for […]
The E.P.A. Backs Off on Factory FarmsBy THE EDITORIAL BOARDPublished: June 14, 2013 The Environmental Protection Agency is obliged under the Clean Water Act to monitor America’s waterways and shield them from the toxic runoff from factory farms. But the growth of that industry, and its courtroom tenacity, has far […]
3 agencies reverse course on Blueway Legislators hear of public backlash SARAH D. WIREARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE A public outcry that the federal government will seize private property near the White River caused three state agencies Wednesday to backpedal on their support for designation of the river as a National Blueway.The watershed […]
This Ozarks At Large report by Jacqueline Froelich focuses on the battle between Oklahoma and Arkansas over pollution, primarily phosphorus, of the Illinois River by Arkansas poultry producers. While not directly related to hog CAFOs, it does show how industry will attempt to weaken and undermine efforts to protect water quality. The […]
Deadly piglet virus spreads to nearly 200 U.S. farm site Outbreak of deadly piglet virus spreads to 13 U.S. statesWed, Jun 19 2013 By P.J. Huffstutter CHICAGO | Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:51pm EDT (Reuters) – A swine virus deadly to young pigs, and never before seen in North America, has […]
CAFO a mistake Mathis weighs in Mike Masterson The man who led our state’s Department of Environmental Quality under three governors says it was a big mistake to ever issue a permit to operate that concentrated animal feeding operation for 6,500 sows and piglets in the Buffalo National River watershed […]
In search of leadership Mike Masterson With Mike Beebe’s spokesman saying if he’d had his “druthers,” the governor wouldn’t have permitted that controversial hog factory in the Buffalo National watershed in Newton County, I wondered about the druthers of Sen. John Boozman and Rep. Steve Womack over the waste from […]
Beebe’s druthers? On that hog farm Mike Masterson Iwondered how Gov. Mike Beebe feels about the risk that waste from the industrial hog farm at Mount Judea poses to the environment of the country’s first national river, a pristine tourism attraction and economic boon for decades.After all, he is our […]
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National Parks Traveler Updated: Groups Working To Prevent Hog Farm From Polluting Buffalo National River Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on June 7, 2013 – 2:43am Could a proposed hog farm not quite 6 miles from Buffalo National River contaminate the river? Editor’s note: This updates with comments from Cargill, clarifies that […]
The Buffalo battle MICHAEL DOUGHERTYSPECIAL TO THE DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE More than a generation ago, Arkansas residents and elected representatives joined hands to protect and preserve one of the last free-flowing rivers in the lower 48 states. In 1972 the Buffalo River, the crown jewel of Arkansas, was designated America’s first national […]
Written by FRANK WALLIS Arkansas’ chief enforcer of environmental law has its hands full in Baxter and Newton counties.A war of press releases, public commentary and rebuttals continues over a large new hog farm in the Buffalo National River watershed that some believe is a threat to the ecosystem of […]
County With Controversial Hog Farm Tells Fayetteville To Butt Out Posted on: 9:25 pm, June 7, 2013, by Austin Reed and Shain Bergan Newton County officials passed a resolution earlier this week asking Fayetteville leaders not to interfere in a hog farm in the county that detractors say may be […]
Animal Waste Threatens America’s First National River, Public Health, and Arkansas Tourism Published on Friday, 07 June 2013 15:28 nn Written by Press Release Groups seek review of assessment that led to federal loan guarantee for industrial swine facility in the Buffalo National River Watershed Mount Judea, AR–(ENEWSPF)–June 7, 2013. A […]
BRWA and its coalition partners issued a demand letter to FSA and SBA. The letter is intended to notify USDA and SBA that unless acceptable solutions are implemented by July 8, 2013, the groups will be forced to seek compliance with the law in court. http://buffaloriveralliance.org/Resources/Documents/DemandtoFSA_SBA_6613.pdf
Harrison Daily Timesn Geologist wants hog farm suspended, writes letter to ADEQ Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2013 2:30 am Staff Report [email protected] | 0 comments A group opposed to C & H Hog Farms at Mt. Judea has shared a letter from an Arkansas scientist to the Arkansas Department of […]
Karst Hydrologist John Van Brahana requests suspension of the C&H Hog Farm permit stating no experienced Karst geologist would recommend a CAFO on this site. Document
Subject: Arkansas Democrat June 1 letters re C & H Hog Farm Letter #1) We could all benefitThe hog farm near the Buffalo River has opponents and proponents. Perhaps each side can win. We can have our bacon, ribs, etc., and another products from hogs along with a clean Buffalo […]
ADEQ: CAFO Permit Is Just Fine Agency: Permit is fine Mike Masterson In his recent letter to Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality Director Teresa Marks, Little Rock attorney Hank Bates claimed the nutrient management plan for C&H Hog Farms of Mount Judea revealed the crucial document contained “omissions, errors and […]