State officials have fined Wisconsin-based Hanor-Kronseder Farms, Inc. more than $380,000 for environmental violations at its farms in Woodward County, OK.
The farm was cited for exceeding its capacity by 70,000 head during the last three years, and for overfilling 43 lagoons 657 times since 1977.
The company has agreed to build two more lagoons, rebuild an existing lagoon that reaches into the water table, build a 7-ft. fence to prevent feeder pigs from ripping the plastic linings of the lagoons and repair 27 improperly installed monitoring wells.