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 | 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 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 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
- 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 | President and Executive Director
- Jul 23, 2019
- 3 min
What a Road Trip in Jefferson County Reveals
A century ago numerous small towns thrived in Jefferson County with names like Perlee, Absecum, Krum, and Veo. Many were on now defunct...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Jun 5, 2019
- 2 min
Right to Harm Coming to Fairfield June 20
Thursday, June 20 7:15 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center National Exposé On Health, Environmental, and Quality of Life Impacts Of...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Aug 30, 2018
- 2 min
What Took Place During Tuesday Night’s Public Hearing on RWP, LLC
Action Steps Recommended! The Jefferson County Courtroom was packed last night when between 125-150 people attended the Public Hearing...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Aug 28, 2018
- 6 min
Report from Monday’s Master Matrix Scoring Session for RWP, LLC
PUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 28 • 6:00 PM Jefferson County Courthouse Today the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors held the initial scoring...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Aug 25, 2018
- 2 min
Important Public Hearing 6:00 pm TUESDAY on NEW CAFO Threatening Jefferson County
RWP, LLC PUBLIC HEARING – Tuesday, August 28 at 6:00 pm (corrected time) Jefferson County Courthouse, 51 W. Briggs, Fairfield Mark...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
- Aug 24, 2018
- 2 min
JFAN LTE: What Our Supervisors CAN Do
The following letter appeared in the August 23 edition of the Fairfield Weekly Reader. To the editor: Last week, the Jefferson County...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
- Aug 17, 2018
- 3 min
JFAN Publishes LTE on Daniels Site
The following letter appeared in the August 16, 2018 edition the Fairfield Ledger. Concerned about the Daniels Site and the introduction...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Aug 14, 2018
- 6 min
Jefferson County Supervisors Pass Large Hog Confinement Master Matrix without a Public Hearing
CAFO Will Be the Largest Factory Farm in the County – ACTION STEPS BELOW! On Monday afternoon, August 13, the Jefferson County...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Sep 22, 2017
- 2 min
Award-Winning Syndicated Columnist Alan Guebert on Breaking Free of Corporate Ag – JFAN Annual Meeti
Breaking the Grip of Corporate Agriculture on Rural Iowa THURSDAY, October 19, 2017 at 7:15 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center,...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
- Jul 28, 2017
- 2 min
LTE: Why No CAFO Moratorium on Supervisor Agenda?
The Fairfield Ledger’s July 13 article covered JFAN’s request to Jefferson County supervisors to formally consider a moratorium...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Jul 10, 2017
- 5 min
Supervisors Deny JFAN’s Request to Address Resolution at Board Meeting
On Monday, July 10, JFAN presented a petition signed by 1328 county residents calling for a CAFO “moratorium resolution” to Supervisors...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Jun 26, 2017
- 4 min
What Took Place at the June 26 Jefferson County Supervisors Meeting
On Monday, June 26, JFAN attended the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting expecting our supervisors would discuss whether to...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
- Jun 22, 2017
- 2 min
LTE: Supervisors Represent Everyone in County
At a supervisors meeting several weeks ago, Jefferson County residents asked Supervisors Dick Reed, Dee Sandquist and Lee Dimmitt to...
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