Something Stinks in Iowa: Hog Farms – (you know who ends up doing the processing, take a guess)
Posted on: October 20th, 2007“LORIMOR, Iowa — Mayor Kent Forbes has learned a hard truth about small-town life in Iowa: Sometimes it stinks. That’s not a figure of speech. His tiny southern Iowa town is surrounded by hog farms, where tons of manure fill the air with a biting ammonia smell.
Farm odors are nothing new in a state that has long been a national leader in hog, corn and soybean production. But a steady proliferation of huge hog confinements _ many with upward of 5,000 hogs _ has drawn complaints from longtime Iowans and concerns that the odor could hinder efforts to attract businesses.
And all residents can do is stay indoors.”*
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