Within months of buying his Whiteville home in 2019, Larry Sparrow discovered what it meant to live across the road from a hog farm. One particular incident signaled the struggle ahead. “I was in my ...

LIME SPRINGS, Iowa — There are nearly six hogs for every person in Iowa at certain times of the year. As the nation’s No. 1 pork producer, Iowans are seeing big changes in the way hogs are raised. The ...

CALLAWAY COUNTY – A years’-long drama over hog farms in Callaway County might finally come to a head with an April vote on a new health ordinance. But first, the committee working on that ordinance ...

DUMONT — A Dumont woman who says her mother’s breathing has declined due to a nearby hog confinement operation has circulated a petition that will be used to seek help from health care professionals.

CALLAWAY COUNTY – The group Friends of Responsible Agriculture is continuing to fight a proposed hog farm from being built in Callaway County. FORAG is awaiting the results from the Cole County ...

More than 6 million feral hogs roam the United States. From Hawaii to Florida, these invasive cousins of domestic swine have increased their range from 17 states in the 1980s to more than 35 states ...