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One Private Equity Fund Could Own a Quarter of the Chicken Houses for Costco’s Nebraska Project
One Private Equity Fund Could Own a Quarter of the Chicken Houses for Costco’s Nebraska Project

Will out-of-state investors own a sizable portion of Costco’s chicken production? One investor from North Carolina has applied for permits to build at least 132 chicken houses across nine locations in four Nebraska counties, according to public documents reviewed by Food & Power. Read Claire Kelloway's latest story on how one private equity fund could own a quarter of the chicken houses for Costco’s project in Nebraska.

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Poultry & LivestockClaire Kellowaychicken, contract farming, Costco, LLC, poultry, private equity, retailers
How a New Corporate Model in Hog Farming Puts Rural Communities at Risk
How a New Corporate Model in Hog Farming Puts Rural Communities at Risk

Many rural residents – including many farmers – do not want large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in their communities, as evinced by a growing number of efforts to halt new CAFOs or sue them for environmental damage. But a newly popular corporate structure for hog production makes it increasingly difficult for residents to even determine who owns a CAFO let alone seek justice through civil suits.

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Poultry & LivestockClaire KellowayLLC, pollution, pork, risk, resiliency