Community near Kansas City wins stay against cattle farm

Residents of Lone Jack, Missouri, and the surrounding area won a stay last week against the planned expansion of a local cattle farm. The farm, Valley Oaks, filed an application for a permit to grow its herd from 600 to 6,999 cows in December 2017. After much public debate, the state’s Administrative Hearing Commission issued a… » Read More

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