New CAFO for Vermillion County
Natural Pork Production II LLP of Harlan, Iowa, the firm responsible for Wayne County’s first CAFO, is preparing to take on opposition in Vermillion County to install a pig CAFO near Universal, Indiana:
A March 17 letter from John Cheesewight, president of the Vermillion County Farm Bureau, invited various officials to “a dinner and information session” presented by the Natural Pork Production II LLP.
“The company is exploring placing a hog production facility in Vermillion County,” the letter stated. “They would like to explain in detail their business practices and the processes they use to minimize the impact on the environment.”
“The company asked to come and talk with us,” said Ed Cole, executive director of Economic Development Council. “We are going to talk to the company and get the facts of how they do business and how they handle the waste. We want it to be a win-win situation for the community, and it has to fit with the surroundings, the neighborhood and that type of thing.”
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For some reason, not all residents of this rural region are welcoming the prospect:
Rose Parsley is among some longtime Universal residents who might welcome another business, but she has reservations about a large hog production facility near her home.
“We don’t need the hogs in this area and we don’t want them here,” she said. Parsley, a former town board president for several terms, believes most citizens are against the proposal.
