As The Water Flows Mike Masterson October 14, 2014 The public outcry to preserve the purity of our Buffalo National River continues to build, as evidenced by an informational event scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday in Fayetteville’s St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Parish Hall. A public singalong and rally is slated […]
Fayetteville Free Weekly What’s Up on the Buffalo? Rolling Out the ScienceBy Lin Wellford | October 9, 2014 So, what is up on the Buffalo River? Many people in Arkansas are now aware that a 6500 head confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) for swine was granted a permit to operate […]
Ecologist says more river testing coming for hog farm’s effect on water quality Harrison Daily Times Posted: Friday, October 3, 2014 6:45 amBy JAMES L. WHITE [email protected] Faron Usrey, an aquatic ecologist with the Buffalo National River, told about 50 river activists last week that some initial data showed […]
No more CAFOsHogging the spotlightMike Masterson The Arkansas Legislature is in the process of deciding whether to support a petition before the state Pollution Control and Ecology Commission that would permanently prevent future medium and large swine factories from setting up in our precious Buffalo National River watershed.Sounds to me […]
Arkansas Times Proposed ban on new large hog farms in Buffalo River watershed punted today in Public Health Posted By David Ramsey on Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:17 AM A proposed ban on new controlled animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the Buffalo River watershed was on the agenda in […]
http://online.wsj.com/articles/government-scientists-try-to-take-the-stink-out-of-pig-manure-1411093808 Government Scientists Try to Take the Stink Out of Pig Manure Efforts to Take the Stink Out of Manure Increase, but Some Say That’s a Waste By MARK PETERS Sept. 18, 2014 10:30 p.m. ET PEORIA, Ill. Terry Whitehead’s lab here is stocked with glass boiling flasks, Bunsen burnersundefinedand […]
Taking a Health Hazard Home New York TimesBy STEPHANIE STROM SEPT. 15, 2014 Workers at hog farms have the highest incidence of S. aureus, a bacterium that can contaminate food and give rise to illnesses, some life threatening. A new study of a small group of workers at industrial […]
Big ol’ permit loopholeBy Mike MastersonSeptember 13, 2014 Let’s head back down to that Mount Judea hog factory the state wrongheadedly allowed to begin spraying millions of gallons of swine waste on acres that border a major tributary of our precious Buffalo National River.Joe Nix of Arkadelphia, a prominent water […]
Hog farm gets corporate support; Coalition expresses disappointment Posted: Tuesday, September 9, 2014 6:45 am |Staff Report [email protected] | 0 comments In a letter to the Buffalo River Coalition, international food conglomerate Cargill responded to extensive public outcry in opposition to the location of C & H Hog Farms near the […]
Sep 8, 5:11 PM EDT Cargill rejects calls to move Arkansas hog farm By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUSAssociated Press Minnesota-based food processor Cargill said Monday that it has no intention to shutter or relocate an Arkansas hog farm, despite concerns from environmentalists who say the operation poses a pollution threat to the […]
Bacteria counts up in tributary system Posted: Monday, September 8, 2014 4:00 pm Faron Usrey, Aquatic Ecologist, with Buffalo National River will present information on monitoring of bacteria of Big Creek and Buffalo National River on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at Boone County Library. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. and the library […]
http://www.npca.org/news/media-center/press-releases/2014/cargill-to-buffalo-river.html PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: September 8, 2014Contact: Perry Wheeler, National Parks Conservation Association, P: 202-419-3712 Cargill to Buffalo River Coalition: 6,500 Hogs are “Good Neighbors” to America’s First National River Mt. Judea, AR – In a commitment letter to the Buffalo River Coalition and a subsequent op-ed in Minnesota’s […]
Community Groups Petition EPA for Precedent Setting Case on Civil Rights Violations Decade-long struggle with North Carolina over public health shifts to the EPA as community groups state lax oversight of hog operations violates civil rights WARSAW, N.C.-The North Carolina Environmental Justice Network, Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help and Waterkeeper […]
Subject: Proposed Notification Procedures for new CAFOs passes legislative review This morning a joint meeting of the House and Senate Committees on Public Health, Welfare and Labor heard proposed changes to Arkansas Pollution Control and Ecology Commission Regulation 6 to increase notification procedures for new Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) […]
Cargill staying putRoot hog or dieBy Mike Masterson8/31/14 Cargill Inc., the multinational corporation responsible for placing the factory of up to 6,500 swine in the Buffalo National River watershed, has responded to sustained public outcries by saying it has no plans to abandon its grossly misplaced venture called C&H Hog […]
The following op-ed was written in response to BRWA VP Jack Stewart’s article, “Cargill Operation Is Contradictory” in the Minneapolis Star Tribune on August 25. http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/273253621.html Counterpoint: Cargill’s Arkansas pig farm is a good neighbor Article by: MIKE LUKER Updated: August 29, 2014 – 10:50 PM The contract operation strives […]
http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/08/25/cargill-chief-credited-for-climate-remarks-urged-to-do-better-in-buffalo-river-watershed Cargill chief credited for climate remarks; urged to do better in Buffalo River watershed Posted By Max Brantley on Mon, Aug 25, 2014 at 6:47 AM Jack Stewart, vice president of the Buffalo River Watershed Alliance, landed an op-ed in the daily newspaper in Minneapolis, base for Cargill, the […]
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/272370391.html A Cargill pig operation in Arkansas is contradictory Article by: JACK STEWART Updated: August 22, 2014 – 6:50 PM The CEO speaks of the environment, but the feedlot threatens a national treasure. It’s not every day in America that a major corporation steps forward and admits that climate change […]
Dr. John Van Brahana will be Honored at the Arkansas Wildlife Federation’s 2014Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards BanquetSaturday, August 23, 2014Doors open @ 4:00 PM; Dinner served @ 6:00 PMThe Center of Bryant located at Bishop Park, 6401 Boone Road, Bryant, Arkansas August 22, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For more than […]
Honoring Brahana By Mike Masterson Its good to see the Arkansas Wildlife Federation rightfully honoring Dr. John Van Brahana at its annual Governor’s Conservation Achievement Awards banquet tonight in Bryant.A retired University of Arkansas professor of geological sciences and one of the nation’s foremost hydrologists, Brahana has spent the past year […]