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Russ Kremer, the Pope of Porknew
In tiny towns across Missouri, old-school hog farming stages a comeback -- and at tables across the nation, diners rejoice.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-26-2009 |
Food+Drink
Craptastrophe: Record Rainfall Creates a Dung Dilemma for Farmersnew
Northeastern Missouri is home to a large number of industrial hog farms, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 or more pigs are housed under one roof, and the millions of gallons of manure is stored onsite in uncovered manmade lagoons. The unrelenting rains haved caused the lagoons to fill to the brim.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
07-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
