On September 5, a legislative subcommittee in Little Rock recommended funding a $340,000 proposal by the University of Arkansas to “Demonstrate and Monitor the Sustainable Management of Nutrients on C & H Farm in Big Creek Watershed.” The proposal requests an additional $400,000 over the following four years. In short, […]
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/sep/07/hutchinson-more-notice-needed-hog-farm-other-proje/ Hutchinson: More Notice Needed On Hog Farm, Other ProjectsBy Doug Thompson FAYETTEVILLE undefined The state should require more public notice for construction of ventures like a large-scale hog farm in the watershed of the Buffalo National River, Asa Hutchinson, a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, said Friday. […]
http://www.nwaonline.com/news/2013/sep/08/research-group-its-own-testing-water-near-20130908/ Research group on its own testing water near hog farm2 scientists fear analysis shorted on area around operationBy Ryan McGeeney FAYETTEVILLE – Two Arkansas scientists are working to document water quality near the C&H Hog Farms in Newton County. Van Brahana, a hydrologist and recently retired University of Arkansas […]
Groups plan rally over hog farm lawsuit David Holsted/Staff, Harrison Daily Times Posted: Friday, September 6, 2013 7:15 amStaff Report [email protected] |0 commentsnn The Newton County Farm Bureau recently elected a second owner of C&H Hog Farms to its board of directors and passed resolutions including one to encourage water quality […]
Arkansas Times Article Legislature approves money for pollution testing on hog farm near Buffalo River Posted by David Ramsey on Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 6:06 PM HOGS NEAR THE BUFFALO: state will fund testing and monitoring The legislature’s Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER) joint subcommittee today approved […]
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Arkansas Online August 27, 2013 Close, don’t monitor By Mike Masterson This article was published today at 5:11 a.m. Not everyone is hog-wild about Gov. Mike Beebe’s announced plan to seek $250,000 from the Legislature to cover the costs of water-quality monitoring around the controversial C&H hog factory our […]
For BRWA’s position on the Governor’s proposal, see previous blog entry.n http://mikemastersonsmessenger.com/governor-steps-to-plate-in-hogs-contest/ All who appreciate the magnificence of the Buffalo National River must be pleased to hear Governor Mike Beebe say he will ask the Legislative Council to authorize $250,000 for soil and water tests in and around the new […]
PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: August 21, 2013Contact: Perry Wheeler, National Parks Conservation Association, P: 202-419-3712 Coalition Urges Caution in Embracing Governor Beebe Water Testing Proposal for C & H Hog Farms Groups remain steadfast in efforts to revoke hog facility permit Statement by Robert Cross, President, Ozark Society “As widely […]
Russellville Courier News Watching the Buffalo River for animal waste by Gov. Mike Beebe 09:25 AM, Monday, August 19 2013 | 230 views | 0 | 0 | | One of the many duties of our Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) is to issue permits to farmers who maintain […]
Beebe Calls for Inspections and Possibility of Legislation for Hog Farm on Buffalo RiverUALR Public Radio By JACOB KAUFFMAN Governor Beebe’s Weekly Radio Address Buffalo National RiverThe newly built C&H Hog Farm near the Buffalo River may be getting additional water quality inspections. Governor Mike Beebe says he wants to use $250,000 […]
Why I’m not Cargill’s CEO Mike Masterson As you might imagine, I, too, receive lots of messages. So it was no surprise to see an email from someone signed only as “A Concerned Arkansas Legislator” arrive in the inbox.This one told of “an interesting rumor” floating around the state Capitol. […]
UA delays plan for testing near hog farmnn Arkansas Democrat Gazette, August 17, 2013 Move also postpones vote for $250,000 by state legislators to fund study By Ryan McGeeney A plan to begin testing for nutrients and pollutants in the soil and groundwater in the area near a Newton County […]
$250K to monitor hog farm; Experts to map locations to drill monitoring wells and establish testing sites.nn Harrison Daily Times Posted: Friday, August 16, 2013 3:06 pm | Staff Report [email protected] | 0 comments LITTLE ROCK undefined Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe announced Friday that he will ask the Arkansas Legislative […]
Beebe: state-funded independent monitoring of hog farm doesn’t need landowner permission Posted by David Ramsey on Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:48 PM As noted on John Brummett’s blog yesterday, Gov. Mike Beebe plans to proceed with a request for legislative approval to spend $250,000 in rainy day funds on […]
Beebe moves to have UA monitor hog farmAugust 14th, 2013, 9:07 am Gov. Mike Beebe tells me this morning that his office has formally asked the Legislative Council to approve at its next meeting his release of $250,000 in rainy-day funds to contract with University of Arkansas specialists to intensify […]
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http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2013/08/12/proposed-pollution-testing-program-for-mt-judea-hog-farm-may-have-hit-snag We reported last month that Gov. Mike Beebe, lawmakers, and various stakeholders were in discussion about the possibility of state-funded testing and monitoring on the C & H hog farm in Mt. Judea, which has sparked controversy because of its location by a tributary of the Buffalo River. The […]
As promised It’s off to court we go Mike Masterson Folks at a coalition of conservation and citizen groups warned that a lawsuit awaited unless things changed radically with the controversial C&H hog factory approved by our state to grow thousands of Cargill Inc.’s hogs in the Buffalo National River […]