Proposed chicken farm raises concern in Cerro Gordo County
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reviewing a manure management plan for the proposed Wharam Creek Poultry facility, the Globe Gazette (http://bit.ly/2mjzb9g ) reported.
The farm is slated to be just 2,000 birds shy of regulation requirements for large animal feeding confinements in Iowa, so it would face less strict regulations and less county input.
County officials said they fear that even if Pope incorporates the waste, the odor could affect residents, businesses or public spaces in the area.