Oklahoma has blamed the chicken industry for polluting one of the state's greatest attractions, the Illinois River. As a two-decade lawsuit is finally on the cusp of resolution, newly uncovered records show the private negotiations.
A few Oklahoma farmers and ranchers got the chance on Nov. 6 to raise some points about the Farm Bill and rural concerns with House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn Thompson. They stressed the financial risks currently facing producers.
The number of new concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have increased across the U.S. over the past six years - bringing the total operations just under 20,000, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. From 2011 to 2017, the United States saw more than 1,400 new large-sc
