1. And Breslow has argued that the state needs more big hog operations, not fewer. 2. And Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma recently signed a bill that restricts big hog operations. 3. And Gov. Frank Keating of Oklahoma recently signed a bill restricting big hog operations. 4. Farmland wholly owns its hog operations. 5. He is becoming a contract farmer for a corporation, getting additional income from a hog operation he built a few years ago. 6. Large poultry and hog feeding operations in Ohio will soon face tougher environmental standards for water pollution. 7. Many environmental groups and state lawmakers have objected to large-scale hog operations and the wastes they produce. 8. Moreover, advocates for smaller farms say the factorylike hog operations threaten to run family farms out of business. 9. Most hog operations have veterinarians checking the livestock before shipping and the trouble should have been discovered at that time, he said. 10. On the Democratic side, McFarland has called for a moratorium on large-scale hog operations. |