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Tuesday, March 12, 2013  A proposed hog confinement is back in the hands of the Illinois Department of Agriculture.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  Two men arrested in the 2011 thefts of farm equipment from a location on Sunnyside Lane near Hannibal

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  A proposed hog confinement operation in Southeastern McDonough County is facing serious setbacks.

Tuesday, November 01, 2011  Judge orders Pieper, Incorporated to pay $18 thousand fine for violations of manure management laws.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  St. Louis-based Innoventor will break ground on the future site of Innoventures LLC.

Sunday, June 05, 2011  Budget cuts have forced the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to inspect livestock operations less frequently and some argue that could lead to more problems with manure runoff.

Monday, August 30, 2010  Food and Drug Administration investigators have found rodents, seeping manure and even maggots at the Iowa egg farms believed to be responsible for as many as 1,500 cases of salmonella poisoning.

Thursday, May 13, 2010  A manure spill south of Monroe City is being investigated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

Wednesday, August 19, 2009  State environmental officials are investigating a huge manure spill at a dairy confinement near Lester in northwest Iowa.

Friday, November 14, 2008  We have an update on the pig manure spill near LaPrairie in northeastern Adams County. You'll remember manure spilled into Cedar Creek on Monday after construction at a sow farm disrupted an underground sewer line.

Thursday, November 13, 2008  Update to the maure spill on the large hog farm near Augusta.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008  Officials with the Illinois Environmental Protection agency are looking into a manure spill in Northeast Adams County.The spill happened at the new High Power Pork hog confinement located just Northeast of LaPrairie.