Source: NEWS & OBSERVER, 9/5/15

Hog farming is a messy business, especially in North Carolina, the nation’s No. 2 hog producer with a current hog population of 8 million. The state has welcomed the hogs as an important part of its agricultural industry. But it need not welcome the stink and pollution that come with factory farms known as CAFOs for concentrated animal feeding operations.

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