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Rush County Hog Farm Hopes to Expand Six-Fold, Raising Concern for Neighbors

The first of three large hog waste pits under construction near the town of Pfeifer, southeast of Hays. (Photo by Bryan Thompson / Kansas News Service)
The first of three large hog waste pits under construction near the town of Pfeifer, southeast of Hays. (Photo by Bryan Thompson / Kansas News Service)

Like many other states, Kansas has enacted laws giving farmers wide latitude over how to run their operations. But what happens when a new farm changes your neighborhood?  As Bryan Thompson reports, there may not be much you can do.


Bryan Thompson is a reporter for the Kansas News Service, a collaboration covering health, education, and politics across the state.