Arkansasonline OPINION Secrecy comes at a steep price by Walter E. Hussman Jr. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | March 16, 2020 at 3:07 a.m. Several years ago, when business owners applied for a state permit to operate a commercial hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed, Arkansas’ environmental regulatory agency buried public […]
Springfield News-Leader Taney County officials got no notice that Arkansas hog waste was spread on Missouri ranch Wes Johnson, Springfield News-LeaderPublished 11:00 p.m. CT March 15, 2020 Taney County officials were given no notice that 2.63 million gallons of liquid hog waste from a closed hog farm in Arkansas was being […]
KY3 TV Taney County residents concerned about water contamination as hog waste is spread as fertilizer TANEY COUNTY, MO. — The phrase “not in my back yard” is coming to life along the Missouri-Arkansas border. Thousands of gallons of hog waste are being spread in Taney County as fertilizer. It’s all […]
Arkansasonline Buffalo River efforts touted Groups honor governor for his work to protect waterway by Joseph Flaherty Representatives of four conservation and outdoors groups recognized Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday for his efforts to protect the Buffalo National River. The Ozark Society, the National Parks Conservation Association, the Buffalo River […]
Gov. Hutchinson tells tourism group goals met with Buffalo River TALK POLITICSTOURISM / HERITAGE by Steve Brawner ([email protected]) Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Tuesday (Feb. 11) he created three goals at the beginning of 2019 regarding the C&H Farms hog operation along the Buffalo River watershed, and all three were accomplished. Speaking to […]
The Fern Across the country, a call grows for moratoriums on huge livestock farms By Leah Douglas, January 26, 2020 As the number of massive livestock farms balloons in states like Iowa, Maryland, and Nebraska, communities are scrambling to figure out how to control the pollution and waste produced by thousands — […]
Springfield News-Leader Cleanup begins for waste lagoons at hog farm near Buffalo River Wes Johnson, Springfield News-LeaderPublished 3:35 p.m. CT Jan. 21, 2020 Waste lagoons at the now-closed C&H Hog Farms Inc., in Arkansas near the Buffalo National River are in the process of being drained, and contaminated soil scraped […]
KUAF Radio C&H Hog Farms Cleanup Plan Unclear, Stakeholders Say By JACQUELINE FROELICH & KYLE KELLAMS Listen to the broadcast An industrial swine-breeding facility permitted by the state to operate on the Buffalo National River Watershed is undergoing cleanup this week. C&H Hog Farms terminated operations early this month under a negotiated settlement […]
Arkansasonline OPINION MASTERSON ONLINE: Hogs gone by Mike Masterson | January 18, 2020 at 1:49 a.m. It was a development that for seven uncertain years marked by controversy, legal disputes and rancor, few believed would come to pass. Yet thanks to Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the enduring efforts by so many concerned […]
Arkansas Democrat Gazette Payment made, state gains hog farm land; Buffalo River’s protection still seen as priority by Emily Walkenhorst Arkansas has paid the owners of C&H Hog Farms $6.2 million for their former farmland in the Buffalo River watershed, and the state now possesses the land in the form of […]
Arkansas Times State announces closure of hog farm in Buffalo River watershed BY Max Brantley ON January 6, 2020 The state announced the completion of the deal that closes a hog farm in the Buffalo River watershed, pays the farmers $6.2 million and leaves the state with responsibility for cleaning up the former hog […]