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How Corporations Swallowed Family Farms In Iowa
This from The Guardian: How America’s food giants swallowed the family farms. Across the midwest, the rise of factory farming is destroying rural communities. And the massive corporations behind this devastation are now eyeing a post-Brexit UK market. Semi-automated pig … Continue reading
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, corporate farming, Factory farming in Iowa, Iowa family farms
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What Is A CAFO?
Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. – JFAN This is the first of five videos in a JFAN interview series with Dr. John Ikerd about CAFOs, Iowa’s #1 problem. Visit Dr. Ikerd’s website here: johnikerd.com/ “The operation runs like a … Continue reading
722 To 45,000: CAFOs And Candidates
CCI (Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement), is leading the fight to do something about Iowa’s CAFO problem. CCI is taking advantage of the Democratic presidential candidates’ presence in Iowa by lining up CAFO tours. This is a great idea to … Continue reading
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, CAFO, Democratic candidates 2020, Iowa agriculture, iowa factory farms
Iowa Needs CAFO Moratorium
Protesters call for CAFO moratorium at Iowa state capitol this week. Roger Routh video.
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, Big Agribusiness, CAFO moratorium
Update: Iowa’s CAFO Problem
Updated YouTube link: Tim Wagner, Izaak Walton League, Agriculture Outreach Coordinator Rodger Routh Video
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, CAFOs in Iowa, Iowa water contamination, Iowa water quality
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Factory Farm Teach-In
Factory farm teach-in with David Osterberg of the Iowa Policy Project Tuesday, February 6, 2018. Follow Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement on Facebook. #MoratoriumNow
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, CAFO moratorium, CAFOs in Iowa, corporate factory farms, Factory farming in Iowa
ALL Iowa Counties Now Have Poor or Very Poor Water Quality
CAFO Action Alert: For daily CAFO updates, follow Joan Olive on Facebook Want healthy air and water, Iowa? This link will give you the phone/email for your elected officials so you can tell them to support SF2008- Moratorium & HF456 / … Continue reading
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, Iowa agriculture, Iowa air pollution, iowa factory farms, iowa farming, Iowa water quality
Shocking: Number of Iowa CAFOs Up To 10,000 Today From 722 in 2001
[Source: “Report calls for hog farm moratorium, new permit system,” The Republic, David Pitt, 26 Jan 2018 ] DES MOINES, Iowa — A new report on the rapid expansion of hog farms in Iowa calls for a moratorium on new … Continue reading
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, Iowa agriculture, Iowa CAFOs, iowa farming
Meeting For People Who Oppose Factory Farms
Sharing is caring! Action Alert from CCI: You’ve probably heard: following the construction of two massive slaughterhouses, Iowans are bracing for yet another factory farm influx. Over the last three months, Iowa Select has inundated North Central Iowa with plans … Continue reading
“All We Want Is Clean Air And Water” Support The Moratorium on CAFOs (Factory Farms)
This happened at the state capitol this week. Farmer Chris Petersen: “Our beautiful state of Iowa is being sacrificed… for what? for what?” Please share this.
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Tagged #CAFOResistance, Factory farms in Iowa, Iowa water quality, No more CAFOs