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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1996
Page
6
In Iowa fear grows over big packers leaving and pig numbers dropping. Lauren Christian of Iowa State University warns abandoned farms threaten the industry while the Wests describe reduced farrowings and squeezed prices as 1994 ends with a sinking hog market.
The Wests suffer a drastic drop in hog prices to 29 cents per pound live weight marking the industry's lowest since the 1970s. Three $600 purebred Duroc boars died unexpectedly. Upgrading barns and Orville West's dander allergy push the couple toward leaving farming. they remain with 29 Angus cattle. Catherine serves the West Branch school system while Orville seeks non farm work.
The 519th Legislature set state control over hog lot governance, drawing county official concerns about local input. Neighbors sue neighbors amid expanding mega farms as odor and spills spark disputes. Market shifts in 1994 and 1995 lowered prices but hog prices rose late year. Iowa held 24 percent of U S hog inventory and 32 percent of processing capacity, with IBP, Excel, Monfort and Smithfield expanding or restructuring plants in Iowa and elsewhere.
Allen Keppy of Cedar County, an Iowa Park Alliance advisory board member, argues hog farming is a business not a hobby. He says real farmers keep records and run operations as a formal enterprise, noting the image of the farmer is changing with the times.
Iowa officials argue against vertical integration to curb possible packer monopolies while Missouri faces large hog operations near the border. Keppy, a Wilton farmer raising 3000 pigs yearly, urges patience as industry seeks improved odor control and regional job creation.
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A house owner questions security, claiming locks only deter honest people while challenging the sufficiency of home protection. No further details on location or individuals are provided.
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