ACTION ALERT – Let the DNR Know How to Improve CAFO Rules
Iowans have an opportunity to recommend changes to the rules that govern how CAFOs are regulated. The Iowa Department of Natural...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Aug 15
- 4 min
Troubled Waters: Can Iowa Fix Its Water Quality Crisis?
Dr. Chris Jones takes a deep look at Iowa's poor water quality during the Southeast Iowa Sierra Club's meeting, "Iowa's Troubled Waters."
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
- Aug 5
- 2 min
The Interests of the 99% Matter
JFAN Letter to the Editor in the August 3, 2022 Southeast Iowa Union Every year since 2017, a factory farm moratorium bill has been...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Jul 20
- 3 min
TAKE ACTION – The Recent Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Makes A Factory Farm Moratorium More Crucial Than
The Iowa Supreme Court's recent ruling makes enacting a moratorium even more important. Urge your legislators to support a CAFO moratorium.
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Diane Rosenberg
- Jul 12
- 4 min
Wide Ranging Testimony at “The People’s Hearing”
A wide swath of community members, farmers, and experts testified on harms factory farms inflict at The People's Hearing organized by IARA.
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Diane Rosenberg
- Jun 8
- 3 min
Factory Farms Don’t Build Healthy Rural Economies - New Food & Water Watch Report
by Diane Rosenberg | JFAN Executive Director Contrary to livestock industry claims, factory farms aren’t creating healthy rural...
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Diane Rosenberg
- May 4
- 5 min
The Clean Water Act Just Turned 50. How Is It Doing?
by Diane Rosenberg, JFAN Executive Director Fifty years ago it became crystal clear that American’s waterways were in dire straits. Fires...
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Diane Rosenberg
- May 3
- 2 min
What Do Food Labels Really Mean? Or Don’t? Check Out JFAN’s New Guide
Let’s start with a quick quiz. Does meat labeled “grass-fed” mean animals were raised only on pasture? The answer: Not Necessarily. A...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Mar 21
- 5 min
Iowa: The Land of 751 Polluted Waterways
JFAN's in-depth analysis of the 2022 DNR Impaired Waters list.
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Diane Rosenberg
- Feb 11
- 2 min
HF 2305, New Moratorium Bill, Includes Integrator Liability
On Monday, February 8, Iowa Representative Art Staed introduced HF 2305, a new CAFO moratorium bill halting construction of new or...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Jun 7, 2021
- 6 min
Supervisors Approve Hill View Site 2 Master Matrix
Jefferson County Supervisors grant full points to Hill View Site 2 Master Matrix during a morning scoring session on May 21.
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Diane Rosenberg
- May 18, 2021
- 2 min
JFAN Public Hearing Statement on New Hill View Swine 2 Master Matrix Application
John Ikerd Member of Board of Directors Good morning. I am John Ikerd. As a board member, I am making this statement this morning on...
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Diane Rosenberg
- May 18, 2021
- 7 min
Hill View Swine 2 Public Hearing Brings Out Community in Opposition to the Proposed CAFO
Over 50 people attended the Public Hearing for Hill View Swine Site 2 Master Matrix on Wednesday morning, May 12 at the Jefferson County...
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Diane Rosenberg
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
New CAFO Threat in Jefferson County
JFAN recently learned that Tom and Jacob Adam are proposing Hill View Site 2, a 3720-head hog confinement for 2704 Salina Road in...
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Diane Rosenberg
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Vox and DM Register: Two Powerful Articles on CAFOs Plus a Must-Read Blog Post by Dr. Chris Jones
Vox: The Power and Influence of Iowa Select Vox.com recently published an excellent article on Iowa Select, the largest CAFO corporation...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Sep 4, 2020
- 4 min
Reality Check: The LLC Loophole Is Still NOT Closed
Early this winter we were extremely pleased to report that the Iowa DNR conducted an administrative rules review on the LLC loophole and...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Sep 4, 2020
- 2 min
We Need a Seat At the Table at the DNR 5 Year AFO Review!
Every five years, the DNR reviews a part of the Iowa Code’s Administrative Rules. In 2021, Chapter 65, which focuses on CAFOs.
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Diane Rosenberg
- Sep 3, 2020
- 3 min
Three Dynamic Webinars for Your Enjoyment!
We invite you to watch three lively and deeply thought provoking webinars focusing on two timely topics: the #BoycottBigMeat Campaign, of...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Sep 3, 2020
- 1 min
Three New CAFOs in Jefferson County
Jefferson County received applications for three new CAFOs to date this year. Notably in all these cases, the new CAFOs are being built by
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Diane Rosenberg
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Hundreds Attend JFAN Annual Meeting: Factory Farms Are Creating Superbugs; Called "One of JFAN&
Dr. Price, the Founding Director of the Antibiotic Resistance Action Center and a professor at the Milken Institute of Public Health at Geor
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