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Letters: Mega-farms are good

Neighbors say mega-farms like this 3,700-acre potato farm in Aiken County threaten the water supply.
Neighbors say mega-farms like this 3,700-acre potato farm in Aiken County threaten the water supply. kkfoster@thestate.com

The State has been filled with news hostile to mega-farms lately.

Springfield, Ill., has lots of mega-farms that consist of thousands of acres.

To my knowledge, they’re a boon to the area and the country. So what’s the problem?

Neil J. Mahoney

Columbia

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