Lone Jack is a small town of about 1,000 and is southeast of Lee’s Summit. It’s located in Jackson County. State Rep. Warren Love, R-Osceola, tells Missourinet that Republic Foods started operating the plant in March. He says it is processing about 250 head of beef cows per day. Missourinet contacted the company, which confirms […]
A western Missouri concentrated animal feeding operation has been granted a permit to expand, but a legal matter is preventing expansion just yet. On Friday, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources granted a permit to Valley Oaks Real Estate in Lone Jack to expand to nearly 7,000 beef cattle, but the operation is […]
The proposed expansion of a Johnson County cattle operation drew heavy crowds to a public hearing hosted by Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources. Kyle Hill KDKD was at Tuesday night’s hearing in Warrensburg. An overflow crowd sought to make their opinions known on plans by Valley Oaks Steak to build a feedlot outside […]
