Oregon ag officials approve controversial Foster Farms chicken facility
Eric Simon expects to start construction on this property this summer to raise 3.4 million chickens a year for Foster Farms. (Kendra Kimbirauskas)
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has approved a controversial industrial chicken farm in Linn County, provided it meets a few conditions.
The department said plans for J-S Ranch, which projects raising 3.4 million chickens a year for Foster Farms, can move forward as long as the owner, Eric Simon, obtains a stormwater…
