Diane RosenbergJun 7, 20216 minSupervisors Approve Hill View Site 2 Master MatrixJefferson County Supervisors grant full points to Hill View Site 2 Master Matrix during a morning scoring session on May 21.
Diane RosenbergMay 7, 20212 minNew CAFO Threat in Jefferson CountyJFAN recently learned that Tom and Jacob Adam are proposing Hill View Site 2, a 3720-head hog confinement for 2704 Salina Road in...
Diane RosenbergSep 3, 20203 minThree 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...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive DirectorJul 23, 20193 minWhat a Road Trip in Jefferson County RevealsA century ago numerous small towns thrived in Jefferson County with names like Perlee, Absecum, Krum, and Veo. Many were on now defunct...
Diane RosenbergJun 5, 20192 minRight to Harm Coming to Fairfield June 20Thursday, June 20 7:15 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center National Exposé On Health, Environmental, and Quality of Life Impacts Of...
Diane RosenbergAug 30, 20182 minWhat Took Place During Tuesday Night’s Public Hearing on RWP, LLCAction Steps Recommended! The Jefferson County Courtroom was packed last night when between 125-150 people attended the Public Hearing...
Diane RosenbergAug 28, 20186 minReport from Monday’s Master Matrix Scoring Session for RWP, LLCPUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 28 • 6:00 PM Jefferson County Courthouse Today the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors held the initial scoring...
Diane RosenbergAug 25, 20182 minImportant Public Hearing 6:00 pm TUESDAY on NEW CAFO Threatening Jefferson CountyRWP, LLC PUBLIC HEARING – Tuesday, August 28 at 6:00 pm (corrected time) Jefferson County Courthouse, 51 W. Briggs, Fairfield Mark...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive DirectorAug 24, 20182 minJFAN LTE: What Our Supervisors CAN DoThe following letter appeared in the August 23 edition of the Fairfield Weekly Reader. To the editor: Last week, the Jefferson County...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive DirectorAug 17, 20183 minJFAN Publishes LTE on Daniels SiteThe following letter appeared in the August 16, 2018 edition the Fairfield Ledger. Concerned about the Daniels Site and the introduction...
Diane RosenbergAug 14, 20186 minJefferson County Supervisors Pass Large Hog Confinement Master Matrix without a Public HearingCAFO Will Be the Largest Factory Farm in the County – ACTION STEPS BELOW! On Monday afternoon, August 13, the Jefferson County...
Diane RosenbergSep 22, 20172 minAward-Winning Syndicated Columnist Alan Guebert on Breaking Free of Corporate Ag – JFAN Annual MeetiBreaking the Grip of Corporate Agriculture on Rural Iowa THURSDAY, October 19, 2017 at 7:15 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center,...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive DirectorJul 28, 20172 minLTE: 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...
Diane RosenbergJul 10, 20175 minSupervisors Deny JFAN’s Request to Address Resolution at Board MeetingOn Monday, July 10, JFAN presented a petition signed by 1328 county residents calling for a CAFO “moratorium resolution” to Supervisors...
Diane RosenbergJun 26, 20174 minWhat Took Place at the June 26 Jefferson County Supervisors MeetingOn Monday, June 26, JFAN attended the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors meeting expecting our supervisors would discuss whether to...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive DirectorJun 22, 20172 minLTE: Supervisors Represent Everyone in CountyAt a supervisors meeting several weeks ago, Jefferson County residents asked Supervisors Dick Reed, Dee Sandquist and Lee Dimmitt to...
Diane RosenbergMay 1, 20171 minNew JFAN Ad: Why We Need a CAFO MoratoriumJFAN's newest ad that appeared in the April 28 Fairfield Ledger and May 2 Fairfield Town Crier calling for a Jefferson County...
Diane RosenbergApr 1, 20172 minLet's Have Jefferson County Adopt a Resolution Calling for a Factory Farm MoratoriumSince November, seven Iowa counties have either passed resolutions or written letters to the state legislature calling for a factory farm...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive DirectorMar 30, 20172 minPut Moratorium on CAFOs: JFAN Letter to the Editor in Fairfield LedgerWebster, Allamakee, Winneshiek, Pocahontas, Dickinson and Buchanan*: What do these six counties have in common? Their recent call for a...
Diane RosenbergSep 16, 20164 minNew Alliance Calls for Statewide Moratorium on New and Expanding Factory FarmsIowans are already calling for an end to new factory farms in their communities. Eight counties rejected factory farm permits in recent mont