Fight Continues at Proposed Hog Farm Site

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Fight Continues at Proposed Hog Farm Site

By Associated Press

Story Created: Jul 25, 2008 at 8:26 AM CDT

Story Updated: Jul 25, 2008 at 8:26 AM CDT

The Yankton Sioux Tribe is trying to set up regulatory hurdles to a controversial hog farm being built on private land a few miles from tribal headquarters at Marty.

A tribal attorney has filed a protest with state officials on a decision to grant Long View Farms a water permit.  The lawyer also has lodged a complaint with the Environmental Protection Agency, asking it to investigate if the hog farm will pose a health and pollution risk to tribal members.

The farm could house an average of 3,350 sows and produce 70,000 piglets a year. The young pigs would be later raised on farms in Iowa.

 

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Saturday, Jul 26 at 5:11 PM Iowan wrote ...

These places have been shut down recently...in Iowa of all places. I hope this gives all you people who believe the Yankton sioux are whinners (what a way to spell it), something to consider. Personally, a job isn't worth my child's life, at least that's the way i look at it. call me a whinner, it doesn't matter, my child's life is more important than that.

Saturday, Jul 26 at 12:06 AM Samp wrote ...

The tribe owns much of the land around the hog farm so why shouldn't they have a right to oppose this operation? They are also crossing Tribal Boundaries to get their supplies to the site like they own the land they cross and yet the tribe doesn't have the right to complain?

Friday, Jul 25 at 7:31 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Them people !!! That attitude is one of the problems in this state. It being near a reservation is the only reason people think it should be ok for them to put it there. A hog farm was stopped in IA. I didn't see so many people complaining about "those whiners". sheeesh

Friday, Jul 25 at 3:39 PM Anonymous wrote ...

If you are even close to tribal land the big deal is that maybe a few of them should think about getting a job.

Friday, Jul 25 at 3:37 PM Also Tired Of Whinners wrote ...

Hey, I work full time and have access to the web at my desk and can blog anytime I want. So whats the big deal about 9am? A new enity in town and new jobs to boot and by gosh whats there to whine about down there?

Friday, Jul 25 at 3:36 PM Samp wrote ...

I say let the hog farm go forward and if damage is done then take them for all their money and if not no harm done and more jobs created unlees all of this would've made the hog farmers racist by the time this is all said and done by not hiring Natives.

Friday, Jul 25 at 2:04 PM the rez wrote ...

why does it or why do you always bring race into it it's got nothing to do with it. it's health and well being of the people around it.

Friday, Jul 25 at 1:05 PM marine wrote ...

Anonymous, must you bring race into this? Also if you read it correctly at no time will there be 73,000 hogs there, once the piglets are weaned and are healthy they will be shipped to a different facility. Last but not least the regulations this facility are equal to if not more stringent than those of the city of Marty. In other words the city itself is required to do less than this hog confinment will to protect tribal members from polution and health dangers.

Friday, Jul 25 at 1:01 PM Tired Of Whinners wrote ...

I wrote my blog from my own office that I own my three companies from. So I can blog anytime I want.

Friday, Jul 25 at 12:13 PM Anonymous wrote ...

I am sure that a lot of people would be singing a different tune if there were going to be 73,000 hogs a mile from where their kids were at while they are at work. And to the working person that is tired of whiners, are you typing your message at work being as you posted at 9AM? It really helps the cause of the farm when it has the backing of a race that has control of the legislative and judicial systems and is still maintaining the arrogant stance that "pa" taught them. Disgusting.

Friday, Jul 25 at 10:23 AM ? wrote ...

whats the deal with the hog farm, it isn't even on tribal land and if they got permits it must be meeting the health codes.

Friday, Jul 25 at 9:47 AM RH wrote ...

about time the TRIBES"S Attroney did something

Friday, Jul 25 at 9:01 AM Tired of Whinners wrote ...

What is wrong with whese people? They must have way more time on their hands then us working people. How about get a job at this new facility and improve conditions in that area of the State.

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