08-07-2003, 11:44 PM
Planners publish brochure with manure whiff
Officials in a county in Michigan have produced a brochure which smells of manure aimed at people moving to rural areas.
Ottawa County officials say the idea is to try to educate would-be residents of some of the realities of rural living.
It is designed to reduce nuisance complaints that new homeowners sometimes make against farmers. It comes with a scratch-and-sniff section.
"It's an attention grabber," said Mark Knudsen, director of the county's planning and grants department. "The whole purpose is that people should not move into a rural area unless they're willing to accept and embrace the practices that happen on a farming operation."
Ottawa is a farming area, with dairy cows, beef cattle, chickens, turkeys and pigs.
The pamphlet explains that state law generally protects farmers from complaints about their operations, especially when spraying pesticides, spreading manure, transporting products and driving slow machines on two-lane roads.
© Associated Press
Story filed: 17:28 Wednesday 6th August 2003
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_806...s.quirkies
Officials in a county in Michigan have produced a brochure which smells of manure aimed at people moving to rural areas.
Ottawa County officials say the idea is to try to educate would-be residents of some of the realities of rural living.
It is designed to reduce nuisance complaints that new homeowners sometimes make against farmers. It comes with a scratch-and-sniff section.
"It's an attention grabber," said Mark Knudsen, director of the county's planning and grants department. "The whole purpose is that people should not move into a rural area unless they're willing to accept and embrace the practices that happen on a farming operation."
Ottawa is a farming area, with dairy cows, beef cattle, chickens, turkeys and pigs.
The pamphlet explains that state law generally protects farmers from complaints about their operations, especially when spraying pesticides, spreading manure, transporting products and driving slow machines on two-lane roads.
© Associated Press
Story filed: 17:28 Wednesday 6th August 2003
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_806...s.quirkies
