CAFO application withdrawn
Chillicothe News
The application for a Class IB concentrated animal feeding operation, (CAFO), in Livingston County was withdrawn last week, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
A press release from Poosey Neighbors United, state that the document they received from DNR indicates that on April 6, 2021, United Hog Systems withdrew its application
According to the permit application, the proposed Z-8 Sow Farm would have held 10,467 swine and used 12’ deep below-ground concrete manure containment structures to collect and store all hog waste. The proposed CAFO would be located near the Poosey Conservation Area and the Thompson River.
Livingston County residents fear 10K hog farm will have devastating effects
MDNR reaches Dec. 23 deadline for permit application
News of a potential hog farm coming to Livingston County has ignited a year of contention.
and last updated 2020-12-23 23:20:44-05
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, Mo. â News of a potential hog farm coming to Livingston County has ignited a year of contention. When you re talking 10,000 [pigs], you re talking a daily odor that you re going to smell,â said farmer Bert Wire, whoâs referring to the number of pigs that could be housed under one roof at a planned hog farm in Livingston County.
Judge delivers reprieve to Missouri farmers fighting plan to house 10,000 hogs nearby Jonathan Shorman and Kevin Hardy, The Kansas City Star
Dec. 16 A Missouri judge has temporarily halted the Department of Natural Resources from changing how it defines groundwater near concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) as residents in Livingston County fight a proposed site for 10,000 hogs.
Neighbors of the proposed CAFO northeast of Kansas City sued DNR and the Missouri Clean Water Commission on Tuesday to stop state officials from moving forward with the rule change on an expedited schedule. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Green then barred DNR from moving forward until further notice.