Initially the NDP agriculture critic, MLA Rosann Wowchuk at that time, voiced concerns about the abundance of hog waste that was and would be produced by the Industry.However, once elected to govern, those concerns rapidly vanished and the hog herd increased dramatically. [...] of course there has to be some strong encouragement and politics with our United States neighbours to do their part and to emphasize that the present method of dealing with manure from intensive livestock operations must be changed, as this abuse to the waters can no longer be tolerated.

Factory farming