2000 head cattle CAFO Jasper County

Cattle operation files CAFO plans The Joplin Globe reporter Susan Ready describes Triple C Cattle Co's plan to build a 2,000 head cattle CAFO at 9047 County Road 70, Avilla, MO. 64859. The owner, John Charleston, said that the CAFO would be on 14 acres, and in addition to approximately 1,000 head of cattle that Triple C Cattle Co. keeps during the summer months. The article indicated that Triple C Cattle Co. had a complaint regarding a manure runoff problem 2 years ago, that Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) investigated. MDNR did not cite the operation for a violation but did note manure-control problems that needed to be corrected.
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