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    Supervisors Approve Hill View Site 2 Master Matrix
    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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    New CAFO Threat in Jefferson County
    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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    Three Dynamic Webinars for Your Enjoyment!
    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...
    34 views
    What a Road Trip in Jefferson County Reveals
    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...
    100 views
    Right to Harm Coming to Fairfield June 20
    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...
    184 views
    What Took Place During Tuesday Night’s Public Hearing on RWP, LLC
    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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    Report from Monday’s Master Matrix Scoring Session for RWP, LLC
    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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    Important Public Hearing 6:00 pm TUESDAY on NEW CAFO Threatening Jefferson County
    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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    JFAN LTE: What Our Supervisors CAN Do
    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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    JFAN Publishes LTE on Daniels Site
    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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    Jefferson County Supervisors Pass Large Hog Confinement Master Matrix without a Public Hearing
    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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    Award-Winning Syndicated Columnist Alan Guebert on Breaking Free of Corporate Ag – JFAN Annual Meeti
    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,...
    175 views
    LTE: Why No CAFO Moratorium on Supervisor Agenda?
    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...
    80 views0 comments
    Supervisors Deny JFAN’s Request to Address Resolution at Board Meeting
    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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    What Took Place at the June 26 Jefferson County Supervisors Meeting
    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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    LTE: Supervisors Represent Everyone in County
    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...
    27 views0 comments
    New JFAN Ad: Why We Need a CAFO Moratorium
    Diane Rosenberg
    • May 1, 2017
    • 1 min

    New JFAN Ad: Why We Need a CAFO Moratorium

    ​​JFAN's newest ad that appeared in the April 28 Fairfield Ledger and May 2 Fairfield Town Crier calling for a Jefferson County...
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    Let's Have Jefferson County Adopt a Resolution Calling for a Factory Farm Moratorium
    Diane Rosenberg
    • Apr 1, 2017
    • 2 min

    Let's Have Jefferson County Adopt a Resolution Calling for a Factory Farm Moratorium

    Since November, seven Iowa counties have either passed resolutions or written letters to the state legislature calling for a factory farm...
    37 views0 comments
    Put Moratorium on CAFOs: JFAN Letter to the Editor in Fairfield Ledger
    Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
    • Mar 30, 2017
    • 2 min

    Put Moratorium on CAFOs: JFAN Letter to the Editor in Fairfield Ledger

    Webster, Allamakee, Winneshiek, Pocahontas, Dickinson and Buchanan*: What do these six counties have in common? Their recent call for a...
    40 views0 comments
    New Alliance Calls for Statewide Moratorium on New and Expanding Factory Farms
    Diane Rosenberg
    • Sep 16, 2016
    • 4 min

    New Alliance Calls for Statewide Moratorium on New and Expanding Factory Farms

    Iowans are already calling for an end to new factory farms in their communities. Eight counties rejected factory farm permits in recent mont
    17 views0 comments
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