Thought you might enjoy this tidbit -

Even hog barons in their private enclaves aren't escaping the flooding
and environmental damage in Eastern NC. A gated community built by Wendell
Murphy of Murphy Family Farms and populated by CAFO bigwigs is flooded and
awash with animal waste and carcasses.

Murphy's top manager Garth Boyd, who lives in the upscale community, has
little to say, but his wife calls the situation "repulsive".

Murphy's top lieutenant, Lois Britt, is true to her company's tradition to
the bitter end, denying that there is any reason to think there is hog
waste in the flood waters of Eastern NC.

There is justice in this world, how about?

Peggy Murdock

At 04:04 PM 9/21/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Did you all see the pictures on the news of the dead hogs in N.C.? And the
>hog wastes that were in the flood waters? It is an environmental disaster.
>That is what can happen when these facilities are allowed to locate in
>flood plains. Guess Iowa hog prices will probably go up. And I wonder how
>many NC hog farmers will relocate, and where they will go?
>                                         Linda Bystrak
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>At 10:01 PM 9/20/99 -0500, you wrote:
> >The Sierra Club is having a special meeting in Ames this week.  Details
>follow:
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> >Wednesday, September 22
> >Public Meeting in Ames
> >Professor Jim Baker of the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems
> >Engineering at ISU will talk to us about nutrient (fertilizer/manure)
> >management in Iowa agriculture. A specialist in this area, Professor Baker
> >will help us understand the challenges we face in safeguarding the health
> >of our environment in an agricultural state. Special attention will be
> >given to the challenges presented by large animal operations.
> >The meeting we be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room at the Ames
> >Public Library on Douglas Avenue between 5th and 6th Street in downtown Ames
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