In eastern North Carolina, there are two types of rainfall. One kind descends from the heavens; the other emanates from a more terrestrial source — fetid cesspools of hog waste. Fuchsia-colored ponds dot the landscape of Duplin County and surrounding areas — lined pits that retain millions of gallons of pig feces and urine. And …
Family-farm advocates in rural Wisconsin are pushing back on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, as the livestock industry becomes more concentrated. They have met with resistance from local officials. Hundreds of residents of Pierce County, nestled along the Wisconsin - Minnesota border, are concerned about a proposed expansion of CAFOs in the county. .