Tag Archives: corporate factory farms

Can Citizens Stop A CAFO?

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox here is an update from CCI Issue Update Neighbors band together to oppose hog confinement – get an early win. A group of neighbors in rural Howard County banded together to share their concerns and express opposition … Continue reading →

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Iowa Select Withdraws Hog Factory Application In Tama County

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox: Public pressure stops Iowa Select in Tama county Last week, Iowa Select withdrew a construction permit application to build a 5,000-head hog factory in Tama County! The secret sauce? Public pressure! The neighbors organized and put direct … Continue reading →

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Join The Factory Farm Moratorium Movement

Posted on January 29, 2021 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Four years ago a moratorium on factory farms was not on the political agenda in Iowa. It is because of everyday people taking action we’ve seen growing support at the Statehouse each year since. While we understand … Continue reading →

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New Polling Suggests Iowans Support CAFO Moratorium

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Trish Nelson

A Rodger Routh video “Last year a proposal was put forth in the Iowa legislature to increase oversight of CAFOs and to place a moratorium or ban on construction of new CAFOs and expansion of existing CAFOs. 53% of all … Continue reading →

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Iowans Can Take Action For Clean Water

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement: In 2013, thanks to the de-delegation petition filed by Iowa CCI members, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) agreed that Iowa’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) wasn’t enforcing the Clean Water Act … Continue reading →

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Art Cullen: “Agri-Chemical Cabal” Has Chokehold On Iowa

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Trish Nelson

Please read and share this column by Pulitzer prize winning journalist Art Cullen, of The Storm Lake Times http://www.stormlake.com/articles/2018/05/23/how-much-more-manure-can-we-handle A rapid and significant expansion in swine facilities here and across Iowa — with unheeded calls in the legislature for a … Continue reading →

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Factory Farm Teach-In

Posted on February 8, 2018 by Trish Nelson

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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Factory Farms Expose Nearby Communities To Fecal Bacteria

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Trish Nelson

“A 2010 study by the National Association of Local Boards of Health, reported that animal manure contains more than 150 infectious pathogens that can harm human health.” I think what we all want to know is how much hog manure … Continue reading →

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Meeting For People Who Oppose Factory Farms

Posted on January 23, 2018 by Trish Nelson

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 →

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Iowa Needs CAFO Moratorium

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Trish Nelson

This letter to the editor by Joan Olive of Spirit Lake, Iowa, appeared in the Quad City Times November 22, 2017. If factory farms are so safe, why is the Pork Producers filing suit to block a regulation requiring a … Continue reading →

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