Hog farms and air quality (Greensboro, Goldsboro: purchase, organic, moving to)

[Grm7805]

Hi there: I have been contemplating moving to Greensboro NC and recently read some disturbing info re:
HOG farming and the pollution levels. Can anyone bring me up to date on whether this poses a serious threat to the area or areas?

[roadpony]

The corporate hog farms in NC are in the eastern/southeastern part of the state, nowhere near Greensboro. No impact on Greensboro whatsoever.

[BoBromhal]

a. Goldsboro, maybe?

b. can you share these links to the disturbing info?

[hey_guy]

Originally Posted by BoBromhal

a. Goldsboro, maybe?

b. can you share these links to the disturbing info?

Smithfield is becoming some sort of focus for the far left with really dumb hit pieces like this one


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayGJ1YSfDXs

I've spent a bunch of time in Tar Heel where smithfield is located even and it doesn't 'foul the air'

[poppydog]

I've definitely smelled Smithfield driving by on the way to the beach. But I agree with everyone hog farms are not a concern in Greensboro. Our weather mostly comes from the west/southwest so any hog stink is blowing toward the east.

[OrganicSmallHome]

North Carolina has more hog farms than any state in the country. Smithfield, the largest and most horrific of them, is now owned by the Chinese, who are absolutely brutal towards these animals. Any human being with even the slightest decency would absolutely not only refuse to purchase the "products" from these truly evil places, but should also be petitioning the state of NC to close them down. Honestly, people, anyone with even a shred of compassion should be outraged by the misery and horror and pain that these animals are forced to endure--a violent misery that not one among us could survive without going insane.

[gemstone1]

Originally Posted by hey_guy

Smithfield is becoming some sort of focus for the far left with really dumb hit pieces like this one


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayGJ1YSfDXs

"I've spent a bunch of time in Tar Heel where smithfield is located even and it doesn't 'foul the air'

"...and what happened to those nice CAFO manure lagoons during the recent area floods ? Is the "far left" really out of line by calling our attention to the potential dangers of CAFO's ?

Regards
Gemstone1

[Native_Son]

Originally Posted by OrganicSmallHome

North Carolina has more hog farms than any state in the country. Smithfield, the largest and most horrific of them, is now owned by the Chinese, who are absolutely brutal towards these animals. Any human being with even the slightest decency would absolutely not only refuse to purchase the "products" from these truly evil places, but should also be petitioning the state of NC to close them down. Honestly, people, anyone with even a shred of compassion should be outraged by the misery and horror and pain that these animals are forced to endure--a violent misery that not one among us could survive without going insane.

We have the most Farms because down east legislators have deregulated the operations to the point of extreme profitability. Hog farmers make lots of money, and the citizens subsidize their profits by assimilating their pollutants. Each breath of hog air you sniff scrubs some of those aerosol fecal matter particles out of the air!

I won't even get in to the storm water pollution that escapes from a large facility like that...