Tag Archives: #StopFactoryFarms

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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New Report: Iowa Produces The Most Factory Farm Waste In The Country

Posted on September 27, 2024 by Trish Nelson

by Cami Koons, Iowa Capital Dispatch September 24, 2024 Factory farms in Iowa produce 109 billion pounds of waste each year, according to a new report from Food and Water Watch about concentrated livestock operations in the U.S. That’s 25 … Continue reading →

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Free Webinar: How Will The Farm Bill Affect Iowa?

Posted on April 10, 2023 by Trish Nelson

Upcoming event sponsored by Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors Find out how the Farm Bill supports CAFOs and industrial agriculture with farm bill policy experts Joe Maxwell and Aaron Lehman. Plus negotiations underway to shift the balance of funding to … 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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