Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors

JFAN is a nonprofit educational foundation composed of rural and town residents, and traditional family farmers. Our common concern is to stop the growth of infringing factory farms in Jefferson County and protect our Quality of Life.

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Reality Check: The LLC Loophole Is Still NOT Closed

September 4, 2020

Early this winter we were extremely pleased to report that the Iowa DNR conducted an administrative rules review on the LLC loophole and rewrote the rule to close the loophole. This LLC loophole, which plagues all of Iowa, including Jefferson County, allowed CAFOs owned by t...

We Need a Seat At the Table at the DNR 5 Year AFO Review!

September 4, 2020

JFAN is working with statewide organizations to be represented along with commodity groups during the DNR's 5 year CAFO rules review process.

Three Dynamic Webinars for Your Enjoyment!

September 3, 2020

We invite you to watch three lively and deeply thought provoking webinars focusing on two timely topics: the #BoycottBigMeat Campaign, of which JFAN is a supporter,and the Right to Harm film on CAFOs, in which JFAN was featured.

#BoycottBigMeat Kickoff Press Conference

Twenty...

Three New CAFOs in Jefferson County

September 3, 2020

Jefferson County received applications for three new CAFOs to date this year. Notably in all these cases, the new CAFOs are being built by existing CAFO owners who are expanding their businesses rather than new contract growers.

It’s also perplexing that the CAFO industry co...

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