Monthly Archives: May 2019


MIKE MASTERSON: Another view The C&H debacle by Mike Masterson |

NWAOnline MIKE MASTERSON: Another viewThe C&H debacle by Mike Masterson The executive vice president of the Arkansas Farm Bureau recently wrote a guest essay on this page defending his support for C&H Hog Farms and its misplaced location deep within the environmentally fragile and precious Buffalo National River watershed.  After discussions […]


We take it personally – Letter to editor

NWAonline Letters May 20, 2019 at 1:52 a.m.  We take it personally The recent guest column by Warren Carter of the Arkansas Farm Bureau justifies his ardent defense of C&H Hog Farms by claiming that “it’s personal” to him. Well, it’s personal, too, for the rest of us who want […]


Buffalo can’t wait – Hog farm near river must close

Buffalo can’t wait;  Hog farm near river must close by Teresa Turk and Lin Wellford Special to the Democrat-Gazette | Today at 3:02 a.m.   Earth Day celebrations are intended to remind us of our collective duty to care for the planet that sustains us. It’s all the more poignant […]