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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1996
Page
6
Overview of Iowa hog industry upheaval as lawmakers open the session. Analysis covers farming economics, House File 519 transfer of hog lot governance to the state, county official concerns, neighbor lawsuits over odor and spills, and views from major players like Iowa Select.
North Carolina officials report 200 odor and water waste violations from 4,606 inspected animal waste sites as regulators race to catch up with rapid hog farm expansion. Executives at Murphy Family Farms suspend media interviews while courts close hog and dairy operations for improper waste flows.
Duplin County resident Stanley Odom and others object to an IBP hog processing plant in Duplin County. The Faison Town Council voted against the plant while IBP eyes sites in NC SC and VA. The proposed facility could slaughter over 30 000 hogs daily and generate about 3 million gallons of wastewater.
Iowa Rep. Russell Eddie and Sen. Bradly Banks traveled to Duplin and Sampson counties to see North Carolina's pork industry. Eddie found cooperation among producers, limited odor at lagoons, and innovations like bagging solids for fertilizer and recycling liquids, though concerns over manure spills persist.
NC hog prices run about eight dollars per head below Iowa as only two major packers bid in the state. Iowa plants field up to ten bidders, boosting competition and prices. Murphy Family Farms and Carroll's Foods link to Smithfield Foods, shaping ownership and market influence.
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