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Citizens criticize MPCA over hogs


January 17, 2017  by Winona Post

January 17, 2017, Winona, MN – A proposal to expand two area hog farms encountered resistance recently when several area residents raised concerns about water quality and odor at informational meeting with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and Holden Farms, of Northfield, MN.

Between two existing feedlots, Holden Farms hopes to add a total of 3,558 swine (the equivalent of 1,734 animal units). READ MORE

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