UPDATE - The DNR Is Moving Forward with Executive Order Number Ten Revision of CAFO Regulations
JFAN and Other Groups Met with the DNR to Understand What Lays Ahead by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director The DNR is now continuing...
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Diane Rosenberg
- Mar 14
- 7 min
CAFO Moratorium Resolution: No Decision but Door Still Open – A Report
JFAN Executive Director Diane Rosenberg met with Jefferson County supervisors on Monday, March 13 to request they adopt CAFO resolution.
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Diane Rosenberg
- Feb 6
- 5 min
Executive Order Number Ten Threatens Factory Farm Regulations, Water Quality and Communities
An Executive Order that directs state agencies to reduce rules and regulations threatens the DNR's ability to protect communities and water.
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Diane Rosenberg
- Dec 23, 2022
- 2 min
JFAN Receives Grant to Expand Work in the State, Augmenting Our Work in Jefferson County
New grant enables JFAN to expand to help communities in Iowa. The expansion doesn't impact JFAN's ongoing activities in Jefferson County.
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Diane Rosenberg
- Nov 21, 2022
- 4 min
Excerpts from Raising Livestock Without CAFOs with Will Harris and Greg Gunthorp
Regenerative farmers Will Harris and Greg Gunthorp joined JFAN in a rich panel discussion at the 2022 JFAN Annual Meeting.
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Diane Rosenberg
- May 3, 2022
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mar 31, 2019
- 2 min
April 3 - Dr. Chris Jones on the Factory Farming/Water Pollution Connection
Our Water At Risk Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 pm Fairfield Public Library Free - donations welcome Iowa has some of the dirtiest waters in...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
- Sep 30, 2018
- 2 min
Huber CAFO: Where Are We Now? Where Do We Go From Here?
JFAN provided an update on the Daniels Site with the following article published in the September 28 Fairfield Weekly Reader. The DNR...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
- Sep 7, 2018
- 2 min
New JFAN LTE: JFAN Promotes Alternatives to CAFOs
Published in the September 6 Fairfield Ledger. Given some recent public discussion and a letter to the editor about Jefferson County...
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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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