Proposed hog megafarm causes stir in northern Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE - Opponents are raising concerns about a proposed hog ``megafarm'' in northern Wisconsin.

An Iowa business plans to produce thousands of pigs annually a few miles from Ashland and the shore of Chequamegon Bay.

But plans for the Bayfield County farm are coming under fire from some residents who fear that millions of gallons of hog manure will eventually wash off the land and pollute Lake Superior.

Full story: WJFW

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