1. Country bumpkins.
- Author
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Nikiforuk, Andrew
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FARMS , *MANURE handling , *PUBLIC health , *ANIMAL health , *CANADIAN provinces ,CANADIAN politics & government - Abstract
Focuses on the debate over the future of factory farms in Alberta, Canada. Demands by landowners and municipalities for clear rules on manure disposal; Creation of a central board by the government to approve and monitor hog barns and beef feedlots; Response to the board, including the view that final approval should lie with communities; Drawbacks of the legislation, including its failure to fully address human and animal health.
- Published
- 2001