CAFOs account for 350 of the 2,200 total farms in Indiana and 40 more are awaiting approval.

During a recent public meeting on the dangers associated with CAFOs, technical environmental specials Dennis Lasiter said they seldom pose a risk to public safety.

“We’ve only had two instances when we had to come in and shut down a CAFO,” he said. “There’s never been a serious need to address that problem.”

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