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TAKE ACTION TODAY!
1. Educate Yourself
2. Contact Elected Officals
3. Talk to Your Neighbors
4. Report Suspicious Activity
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If you're not happy about factory farms and their impact on your community and your Quality of Life, it is important that you let your elected public officials know your position. After all, we elect them and they are supposed to be representing our best interests. If they don't hear from their constituents, they often times think everything is OK. When people do take the time to write or e-mail them, since so few people do this, the impact is significant.
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Secretary of Agriculture, State of Iowa:
http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/
Directory:
http://www.agriculture.state.ia.us/directory.htm |
Bill Northey
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-5322 (Dept. Phone 515-281-5321)
E-mail: agri@idals.state.ia.us |
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Iowa State Senator, District 45:
(District 45 includes Jefferson County)
District map: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Redist/senate.jpg |
Becky Schmitz
Becky.Schmitz@legis.state.ia.us
641-472-2341 (cell)
Senate Switchboard: 515-281-3371
Mailing address:
State Senator Becky Schmitz
Iowa Statehouse
Des Moines, IA 50319 |
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Iowa State Representative, District 90:
Iowa House of Representatives, District 90, includes the following townships in Jefferson County: Polk, Blackhawk, Center (most of Fairfield), Lockridge, Des Moines, Liberty, Cedar, and Round Prairie
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Redist/hjpg/h-90.jpg |
John Whitaker
State Representative
State Capitol
Des Moines, IA 50319
Democrat
E-mail: John.Whitaker@legis.state.ia.us
Home: 32500 145th Street,
Hillsboro, IA, 52630
Home Phone: 319-796-4618
John Whitaker's web page |
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Iowa State Representative, District 89:
Iowa House of Representatives, District 89 includes the following townships in Jefferson County: Penn, Walnut, and Buchanan
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Redist/hjpg/h-89.jpg
if you are not sure of your township, refer to the map or go to this site and enter your address:
http://www4.legis.state.ia.us/find-leg/
Note: Ms. Greiner is a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee. Her family runs a hog farm in Washington County. Ms. Greiner was instrumental in legislation that removed local control of CAFOs, and in other legislation that relaxes air quality standards for CAFOs. She also introduced House File 642 (which passed) that would preempt “a local governmental entity…from adopting or enforcing legislation which relates to the production, use, advertising, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, formulation, packaging, labeling, certification, or registration of agricultural seed.” A similar bill was introduced into the Iowa Senate.
US States Passing Laws to Block Local GMO-Free Ordinances
Google searches reveal links between the Greiner name and the pork industry in Iowa:
Claude and Mary Greiner, owners of Rebuh Feeders Corp., of Wellman, Iowa (they have proposes the 5,900 head feeder factory for Batavia)
Shaun Greiner of Washington, Iowa, member of the Iowa Pork Producers Association Board of Directors and Pork Ambassador for Washington County. |
Sandy Greiner's web page
Home Address:
1005 Hwy 92
Keota, IA 52248
Home Phone: 641-636-2293
Husband's name: Terry |
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Jefferson County Supervisors:
Please call your County Supervisors and let them know how you feel about CAFOs in Jefferson County.
/www.jeffersoncountyiowa.com/supervisors.htm |
Jefferson County Courthouse
51 West Briggs
PO Box 984
Fairfield 52556
Supervisors' Phone: 641-472-2851
Courthouse Phone: 641-472-3454
Courthouse Fax: 641-472-9472
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Fairfield Mayor:
Fairfield residents are encouraged to let the Mayor know their position on CAFOs. |
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