DEADLINE EXTENDED - Tell the DNR you want them to strengthen CAFO regulations, not weaken them during their five year rules review.

Iowans have an opportunity to recommend changes to the rules that govern how CAFOs are regulated. The Iowa Department of Natural...

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."

JFAN Letter to the Editor in the August 3, 2022 Southeast Iowa Union Every year since 2017, a factory farm moratorium bill has been...

The Iowa Supreme Court's recent ruling makes enacting a moratorium even more important. Urge your legislators to support a CAFO moratorium.

A wide swath of community members, farmers, and experts testified on harms factory farms inflict at The People's Hearing organized by IARA.

by Diane Rosenberg | JFAN Executive Director Contrary to livestock industry claims, factory farms aren’t creating healthy rural...

by Diane Rosenberg, JFAN Executive Director Fifty years ago it became crystal clear that American’s waterways were in dire straits. Fires...

Let’s start with a quick quiz. Does meat labeled “grass-fed” mean animals were raised only on pasture? The answer: Not Necessarily. A...

JFAN's in-depth analysis of the 2022 DNR Impaired Waters list.

On Monday, February 8, Iowa Representative Art Staed introduced HF 2305, a new CAFO moratorium bill halting construction of new or...

Jefferson County Supervisors grant full points to Hill View Site 2 Master Matrix during a morning scoring session on May 21.

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...

Over 50 people attended the Public Hearing for Hill View Swine Site 2 Master Matrix on Wednesday morning, May 12 at the 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...

Vox: The Power and Influence of Iowa Select Vox.com recently published an excellent article on Iowa Select, the largest CAFO corporation...

Early this winter we were extremely pleased to report that the Iowa DNR conducted an administrative rules review on the LLC loophole and...

Every five years, the DNR reviews a part of the Iowa Code’s Administrative Rules. In 2021, Chapter 65, which focuses on CAFOs.

We invite you to watch three lively and deeply thought provoking webinars focusing on two timely topics: the #BoycottBigMeat Campaign, of...

Jefferson County received applications for three new CAFOs to date this year. Notably in all these cases, the new CAFOs are being built by