Tag Archives: JFAN

Congress Wants to Use the PERMIT Act to Gut the Clean Water Act

Posted on December 11, 2025 by Trish Nelson

ACTION ALERT from Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors (JFAN)! Congress Wants to Use the PERMIT Act to Gut the Clean Water Act. Don’t Let Them. The PERMIT Act (H.R. 3898), dubbed the “Permission to Pollute” Act, is a set of … Continue reading →

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Three Upcoming Events On Water Quality And Family Farming

Posted on November 14, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Water Quality Solutions Town Hall: A CISWRA Follow Up Saturday, November 15 • 1:00 – 4:00 pm Drake University Meredith Hall 2805 University Avenue, Des Moines Organized by Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Iowa Food and Water Watch, and Progress … Continue reading →

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Stop The CAFOs! Come To The JFAN Annual Meeting!

Posted on September 29, 2025 by Trish Nelson

JFAN ANNUAL MEETING! STOP THE CAFOS! How the Buffalo National River Did It (And how Iowa can do better) Thursday, October 16 7:00 – 8:30 pm Via Zoom – Register Here GORDON WATKINS President and Co-founder Buffalo River Watershed Alliance … Continue reading →

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Water Quality Meeting At The Harkin Institute And Zoom!

Posted on July 30, 2025 by Trish Nelson

Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors JFAN:  Join us for the first official presentation of findings from the Central Iowa Source Water Resource Assessment (CISWRA) report—a groundbreaking scientific study that provides the most comprehensive analysis of water quality in the Des … Continue reading →

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Stop The Cancer Gag Act

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Trish Nelson

ACTION ALERT – EPA: Deny a Petition that Would Provide Pesticide Companies Immunity Submit a Public Comment by 11:59 pm ET on Thursday, February 20. While Bayer and other chemical companies are trying to pass the pesticide immunity bill, known … Continue reading →

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Watch JFAN Annual Meeting Leaving CAFOs Behind

Posted on October 14, 2024 by Trish Nelson

From Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors (JFAN) : Two different farming families share what it took to transform their CAFOs into two, completely different independent, sustainable farming operations. Tim, Deleana and Curt Roseland, owners of the Roseland Family Farm discussed … Continue reading →

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Conference On Industrial Farm Animal Production The Environment and Public Health

Posted on September 6, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Wow! Forwarding this information from JFAN (Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors).   Check out the speakers list. This promises to be an amazing conference. Read on and watch the video below for complete information.  All registrants will receive a copy … Continue reading →

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An Evening About Agriculture With Dr. John Ikerd

Posted on July 20, 2024 by Paul Deaton

Fifty Years of Change for Farms and Rural Communities An Evening with Dr. John Ikerd Wednesday, July 24, at 7 p.m. via Zoom REGISTER HERE  Sponsored by Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN); Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture (IARA) … Continue reading →

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Want Stronger CAFO Regulations? Stop SF 2370

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Jefferson Family Farmers and neighbors (JFAN). The following is a JFAN op-ed published in the Iowa Farmers Union Barn Door Bulletin last Friday. Please contact your representative and tell them to remove language codifying Executive Order Number … Continue reading →

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Three Easy Actions You Can Take Now To Get Involved

Posted on December 8, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Action alerts from our inbox – Iowa House Democrats Unite Against Book Bans Join New York Times bestsellers, John Green, Jodi Picoult, and the 1000s of trusted educators who have joined the fight against book bans in Iowa. Sign your … Continue reading →

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