Relentless rains this month have caused 17 manure pits at 15 large farms in southwestern Minnesota to overflow, releasing livestock waste into the environment. The overflows, all at open pit lagoons, ...
I remember people raising a big stink about feedlots years and years ago. Why weren't the problems addressed or fixed back then? Well, it's because more and bigger feedlots continue to be planned, and ...
Feedlots likely contribute to the contamination of fresh produce in nearby fields, according to a study initiated after a deadly E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The 2018 outbreak sickened ...
Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel’s Justice Department last month quietly agreed to a $50,000 fine for a large feedlot that polluted drinking water and streams in 2014 and 2015. Stahl Brothers ...
Case brought about by concern over cattle excrement washing into rivers HELENA — A District Court judge here has ordered state environmental officials to take a closer look at cattle feedlot pollution ...
State officials are looking favorably on a proposed feedlot north of Crown Butte Dam. The 137-acre proposed site is approximately 10 to 15 miles northwest of Mandan on 31st Avenue and 35th Street, at ...
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking input on an update to its animal feedlot rules, which regulate about 17,000 sites in the state. A room full of attendees at the Chatfield Center for ...