Wyoming News Briefs

Neighbors object to re-opening of pig farm

WHEATLAND (WNE) — The pig farms east of Wheatland are causing controversy again. A new company wishes to use an old, closed down property belonging to Wyoming Premium Farms to open up a new farrowing facility where there once was a feeding facility. 

The Special Use Permit was submitted to the Platte County Zoning and Planning Board and was discussed at last week’s public meeting. 

The permit pertains to turning a feeding facility into a farrowing facility. Tearing down some buildings and adding new ones. Promising fewer pigs than before and,...