A pig is much more than a punchline in medicine and in Ohio's economy

Pigs may have a negative reputation, but they play a vital role in global agriculture, food production and even medical research.
Yahoo

As poultry booms in NC, large farms can reduce the value of nearby homes, study finds

Living near a poultry farm in North Carolina can reduce a home’s value by up to 30%, according to a Duke University study. That finding comes as the number of birds North Carolina poultry farms raise ...
Arkansas Times

Legislature to review hog farm permit rules that would reduce transparency, ban Buffalo River operations

Two proposed state rules governing the regulation and permitting of large livestock farms will go before a state legislative committee on Nov. 14. The proposed rules have drawn both praise and concern ...
Southeast Missourian

Missouri county wants large hog farms gone

BROOKFIELD, Mo. -- The first Missouri county to adopt health laws controlling the size of livestock operations could now be the first to tell Premium Standard Farms Inc. to take its hogs and leave.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

State commission approves rule change to make Buffalo River watershed off limits to large hog farms

The Pollution Control and Ecology Commission on Friday unanimously voted to adopt changes to a state regulation that would make an existing temporary moratorium on medium- and large swine farms in the ...