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Company withdraws plan for 10,000 hogs northeast of KC after local opposition, lawsuit msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
While Missouri farmers fight plan for 10,000 hogs as neighbors, state sides with big ag Jonathan Shorman and Kevin Hardy, The Kansas City Star Dec. 13 CHILLICOTHE When Andrew Geiser crossed onto the property in March, several months had already passed since he and his neighbors first received letters alerting them that an out-of-town company wanted to bring thousands of hogs to the land near their country homes. The Livingston County farmer and others in the area had grave concerns about what the concentrated animal feeding operation, commonly called a CAFO, would mean. Trucks going to and from the site could damage the narrow rural roads. Would property values fall? ....