News Release
The ever increasing growth of the mega-livestock facilities
all over the United States is stirring an interest in the
local arena. But the impact of these facilities is still
unknown to many residents. The issue of smell seems to be
the only one that is noticed and mentioned in the day to day
comments on the topic. But this is not the only item that
should be stirring troubles waters' in peoples'
minds...environment, water, air, and health of all beings
are the other topics to be revealed as current and potential
threats.
As large, corporate entities have come to dominate the
nation's farm landscape (10 corporations produce 92 percent
of the nations' poultry, for example), animal factories have
been built that raise thousands of animals on the same
acreage on which a family farm would raise, perhaps, several
hundred. In many cases, pollution problems occur when
shopping mall-size storage "lagoons", filled with manure,
spill in heavy rains or leak into groundwater. In other
cases, manure runs into rivers or lakes after on crops in
quantities far in excess of crops' ability to absorb it.
As an effort to bring more knowledge of the ever growing
problems to the public at alrge, a seminar is being
presented...an educational semianr to show what has happened
in other States, and how we can resolve what is happening in
our State.
Key note speaker, Dr. Kendall Thu will be speaking on
agricultural safety and & health and sociological impact of
the large facilities within a community.
John Crabtree from CFRA (Center For Rural Affairs, Walthill,
NE) will touch on topics of how zoning and interim zoning
can serve local citizens in protecting the economics and
quality of life in their community.
Other speakers will be Karen Hudson, Edie Galloway, Paul
Gebhart, Dan Wilson, and John Demaree to cover topics from
living near a facility, lack of legislation enforcement,
water quality, and alternative ways to raise livestock that
are environmentally and animal friendly.
Seminar will be located at the VFW 1200 E. Jefferson ,
Macomb, IL 61455
Saturday 23rd January 1999
Doors open at 11:30am
Speakers start promptly at Noon to 4pm
Light Refreshments & Musical Entertainment
Donations will be accepted at the door to help fund this
seminar.
For more info contact Kathy at 309-837-3150
Presented by SOLE (Save Our Land & Environment)
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