Tag Archives: Iowa CAFOs

A Growing Number Of Iowans Are Joining The Fight For Clean Water

Posted on November 22, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Factory Farms, Your Health and the Cancer Connection “The Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA) is a diverse coalition of community, state, and national, organizations who are concerned about the harmful impacts of factory farms and are each working to … Continue reading →

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Action Alert: Stop Republican Efforts To Expose CAFO Whistleblowers

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Please read the following alert from Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors (JFAN) and take action if you agree whistleblowers should not be subject to retaliation. Time is of the essence. The bill is on its way to committee. ACTION ALERT … Continue reading →

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Supreme Beef v Bloody Run Creek Update

Posted on October 26, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Jessica Mazour and Wally Taylor, representing Iowa Sierra Club, provide this update on the Save Bloody Run campaign. Check out the Lunch and Learn every Friday on Facebook “Supreme Beef is a beef operation (CAFO) near Monona in Clayton County, … Continue reading →

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How To Keep CAFOs Out Of Your Community

Posted on July 18, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. – JFAN The Iowa Farmers Union is teaming up with JFAN to host a series of training sessions to arm rural citizens around the state with the tools they’ll need to deter CAFOs from … Continue reading →

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Join The Fight Against Liquid Manure In Iowa’s Water

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Trish Nelson

ACTION ALERT FROM CCI: We’re in this fight because Iowa has over 10,000 factory farms that produce over 22 billion gallons of toxic liquid manure. Manure that is dumped untreated onto farm fields across the state and runs off into … Continue reading →

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Documentary Explores Human Welfare Side Of Factory Farms

Posted on May 29, 2019 by Trish Nelson

New film documents Iowa’s battle with factory farms ICCI – Get ready for the Iowa premiere of Right to Harm at the Iowa State Historical Building on Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00 pm. The movie addresses the “human welfare’ side … Continue reading →

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Help Track Manure Application Violations

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Trish Nelson

from Citizens for Community Improvement  http://iowacci.org/ On Friday, December 21 the ban on manure application on snow-covered ground kicks in. Because of a wet fall (thanks climate change), a late harvest, and an early freeze, factory farms have been racing … Continue reading →

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Local Activists Fight CAFOs In Johnson County

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Trish Nelson

https://dailyiowan.com/2018/12/13/grannies-and-neighborhood-activists-fight-local-cafos/ The unhappy neighbors of two local factory farms have teamed up with the 100 Grannies for a Livable Future to protest [CAFO] operations around Johnson County. Over the years, he and his discontented neighbors on Oak Crest Hill Road … Continue reading →

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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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Shocking: Number of Iowa CAFOs Up To 10,000 Today From 722 in 2001

Posted on January 29, 2018 by Trish Nelson

[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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