Oklahoma officials are creating a council to evaluate the expansion of poultry farming in the northeast portion of the state, according to a news release from its governor's office.
Oklahoma has long blamed poultry farms and the application of poultry litter as fertilizer in Arkansas for the degradation of the Illinois River in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin and the Cherokee Nation announced the Coordinating Council on Poultry Growth this week. Council co-chairmen will be Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese and Cherokee Nation Secretary of Natural Resources Sara Hill.
"The Coordinating Council on Poultry Growth will examine the expansion of poultry production and its impact on rural communities and citizens in the region," the release said.
NW News on 09/19/2018