How huge chicken facilities could affect farming east of Salem
Opponents say industrial poultry operations planned for Scio and Aumsville are reinforcing a trend in Oregon agriculture where only the largest farms survive.
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Opponents say industrial poultry operations planned for Scio and Aumsville are reinforcing a trend in Oregon agriculture where only the largest farms survive.
SCIO, Ore. — A steady mid-June rain fell as Christina Eastman drove her UTV past fields of grass and yellow-flowering dill at her family's farm outside Scio, Ore.
Three new large-scale chicken farms are being proposed in the Mid-Willamette Valley, though neighbors are worried about potential impacts including air and water pollution, odor and increased traffic on the
If permitting allows, Scio and neighboring towns could be home to two of Oregon’s largest industrial broiler chicken farms.