The Journal Record, June 24th, 1998
MERRIAM, Kan. (AP) -- Five years ago, Seaboard Farms didn't have a pig to its name.
Today, the Merriam company is the nation's eighth-largest hog grower with pork sales of $542 million in 1997, more than double sales a year earlier. Its first pork processing plant has reached capacity, and Seaboard plans to double its capacity by building a second plant near Great Bend.
Fast growth has its problems, though, as Seaboard is finding out. The company was fined $88,200 in Oklahoma for not properly disposing of carcasses. In Great Bend, residents have been fighting the company's plans for a new pr...
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