GREEN CITY, MO. -- Landowners gathered in Green City Wednesday night to raise a stink about a local feeding operation.
At the forum, Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster listened to the public's concerns about odor and environmental issues surrounding premium standard farms and other concentrated animal feeding operations.
Comments tonight ranged from the smell associated with the operations, environmental concerns, and past technologies which failed to eliminate the odor.
Koster discussed his role in enforcing a deadline for operations statewide to adopt new odor-eliminating technology.
The deadline, early July of next year, could ensure that p-s-f installs biofilters designed to significantly reduce odors in Putnam, Sullivan, and mercer counties.
However, this equipment is expensive and too much pressure from the attorney general could mean a loss of jobs.
“At some level I have to balance, at least be cognizant of this effect that if I shut them down that I could cost this region 1000-1400 jobs. And so...that they could just shut the doors and pull out,” Koster said.
State Senator Wes Shoemyer and State Rep. Rebecca McClanahan also attended the meeting to give their input.
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