they should be more closely regulated and risk of 100 year flood controls for the waste i.e. keep it out of the oceans and rivers if their waste levies can’t hold them I’m sorry but if the price of pork goes up 5% we’ll have to eat a little less of it; my doctor tells me I need to lose 35 pounds, anyway
How would you like a commercial hog truck wash built with a 780,000 gallon black water lagoon with a spray field 188 feet from your home in the middle of your community? The black water lagoon was built just 90 feet from a blue line stream and 350 feet from a home. Not to mention the owner (pumping) a hog black water lagoon into a blue line stream. Just to name a few.
There is certainly plenty of blame to be shared in this case as I would guess that the farm had been in place for far longer than the neighbors, just now they have decided to move into factory raising of hogs with the associated problems of any factory agricultural process. If the farm was there first and now expanded operations in compliance with local, state and federal regulations how can they be held to such a high verdict? Although I think the farmer could certainly have done things to better mitigate and be a good neighbor as well, we have all heard of cases were a farmer was put out of business due to residential encroachment into historically agricultural areas. Kind of like the person who builds there home near an airport and then complains about the flight noise.
I Have found that the Pig Farmer never lives downwind of his Confinement buildings and would never subject himself to the environment that the neighbors who live downwind of these farms have to endure. I live less than a mile from a couple of pork finishing barns but rarely come in contact with the smell. However this same farmer built a compost building southwest of me 3/4 of a mile and I frequently have to endure the smell of rotting pig corpses. This same building is also upwind 100 yards from a family with 2 small children and they have to endure the decaying smell constantly. All these farmers care about is making their millions. I love where I live but I will have to move, and when I do I hope to sue the farmer and the producer. Just have to find the right lawyer. And for your information the building was built after I had built my house. Anyone know of a way to stop this farmer from continuing this absurd practice I am all ears. I do not want to move.
Well, that will make them squeal.
I think it stinks; I don’t think it’s kosher. Smithfield will have to bring home a lot more bacon to make up for it.
they should be more closely regulated and risk of 100 year flood controls for the waste i.e. keep it out of the oceans and rivers if their waste levies can’t hold them I’m sorry but if the price of pork goes up 5% we’ll have to eat a little less of it; my doctor tells me I need to lose 35 pounds, anyway
How would you like a commercial hog truck wash built with a 780,000 gallon black water lagoon with a spray field 188 feet from your home in the middle of your community? The black water lagoon was built just 90 feet from a blue line stream and 350 feet from a home. Not to mention the owner (pumping) a hog black water lagoon into a blue line stream. Just to name a few.
There is certainly plenty of blame to be shared in this case as I would guess that the farm had been in place for far longer than the neighbors, just now they have decided to move into factory raising of hogs with the associated problems of any factory agricultural process. If the farm was there first and now expanded operations in compliance with local, state and federal regulations how can they be held to such a high verdict? Although I think the farmer could certainly have done things to better mitigate and be a good neighbor as well, we have all heard of cases were a farmer was put out of business due to residential encroachment into historically agricultural areas. Kind of like the person who builds there home near an airport and then complains about the flight noise.
IMO, this is ridiculous.
I Have found that the Pig Farmer never lives downwind of his Confinement buildings and would never subject himself to the environment that the neighbors who live downwind of these farms have to endure. I live less than a mile from a couple of pork finishing barns but rarely come in contact with the smell. However this same farmer built a compost building southwest of me 3/4 of a mile and I frequently have to endure the smell of rotting pig corpses. This same building is also upwind 100 yards from a family with 2 small children and they have to endure the decaying smell constantly. All these farmers care about is making their millions. I love where I live but I will have to move, and when I do I hope to sue the farmer and the producer. Just have to find the right lawyer. And for your information the building was built after I had built my house. Anyone know of a way to stop this farmer from continuing this absurd practice I am all ears. I do not want to move.