An environmental training session for operators of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), will be held Wednesday, March 4 in Huron at the Crossroads Convention Center.
Concentrated animal feeding operations training to be held March 4
This map from the South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources gives the approximate locations and types of concentrated animal feeding operations across the state. South Dakota has seen a steady increase in the number of large livestock operations in recent years, particularly in the hog and dairy cattle industries.
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