Diane RosenbergMay 8, 20153 minCAFOs Are Not “Farms”Not long ago in Jefferson County, hogs grazed on pastures. A-frame farrowing huts dotted the countryside. Many small farms flourished,...
Diane RosenbergApr 3, 20152 minStand Up for Local Control of CAFOsJFAN Letter to the Editor Published in the April 2, 2015 Fairfield Ledger When a CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation)...
Diane RosenbergOct 2, 20143 minJFAN President Jim Rubis Retiring; David E. Sykes Appointed New JFAN PresidentFounding Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors, Inc. (JFAN) board member and president Jim Rubis announced his retirement from the JFAN...
Diane RosenbergSep 3, 20142 minIt’s Time to Change “Business as Usual” – Food & Water Watch’s Wenonah Hauter at JFAN Annual MHauter will explain how a handful of powerful agribusiness corporations have profoundly influenced the political system, lobbying for US agr
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive DirectorAug 8, 20143 minWhat’s Going On in Southeast Iowa? Fairfield Weekly ReaderThroughout Southeast Iowa, hog production is ramping up. Favorable market conditions are driving expansion throughout Iowa, and Southeast...
Diane RosenbergJun 20, 20142 minIowa production doesn’t honor independent farmersTo the Editor: In her May 29 letter, Tracy Diehl speaks highly of Jefferson County’s farmers, particularly century farm families. Long...
Diane RosenbergNov 23, 20134 minCoalition Notifies Iowa Factory Farm of Intent to File Clean Water Act Lawsuit over Repeated Manure The sow facility, located in Van Buren County, Iowa near the Des Moines River, is one of the largest factory farms in Iowa, and annually pro
Diane RosenbergNov 22, 20132 minNew Eco-resort Unhappy with Hog ConfinementLetter to the Editor Appearing in the November 21, 2013 Fairfield Ledger To the editor: With tremendous concern my neighbors and I...
Diane RosenbergNov 15, 20132 minSpreading Hog Waste Is Health RiskTo the editor: Runoff from a field application of liquid hog manure has again fouled Iowa streams, this time a tributary to Walnut...
Diane RosenbergOct 14, 20133 minJFAN Response to Proposed ConfinementPublished in the October 10, 2013 issue of the Fairfield Ledger This guest editorial was written in response to a letter submitted by...
Diane RosenbergOct 10, 20133 minGuest Editorial: JFAN Response to Proposed ConfinementPublished in the October 10, 2013 issue of the Fairfield Ledger This guest editorial was written in response to a letter submitted by...
Diane RosenbergMay 17, 20132 minJFAN's Letter to the Editor published in the May 16, 2013 Fairfield LedgerTo the Editor: Batavia and Eldon area residents have repeatedly asked the Adam family to not build Valley View Swine because of harmful...
Diane RosenbergFeb 18, 20131 minKK Finishers DeniedThe Iowa Department of Natural Resources denied the second attempt of CAFO owner Ryan Robertson to expand KK Finishers, a 2480-head hog...
Diane RosenbergJun 15, 20122 minJFAN Distributes 900+ Books on Livestock Production to Policymakers, Others Throughout StateOver 900 educational books on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) were donated this month to state and local officials,...
Diane RosenbergSep 1, 20103 minDIANE WILSON: Making Corporations Accountable – October 5 JFAN Annual MeetingAward-winning Environmental Activist and CodePink Co-founder; Featured in acclaimed 2008 Documentary Texas Gold When Diane Wilson...
Diane RosenbergMar 10, 20103 minPleasant Plain Lawsuit SettlesTwenty-five people are suing Mr. Kaska and his company JL Pork for building and operating a hog confinement facility close to their homes. T
Diane RosenbergMar 10, 20106 minUpdate on Area CAFOsAlthough the actual settlement terms are confidential, JFAN understands that the plaintiffs in the case consider the settlement to be a very
Diane RosenbergJul 9, 20092 minCAFOs Breed More Than HogsThere has been much speculation that Swine Flu, renamed Influenza A (H1N1), is linked to a Smithfield Foods CAFO operating in Perote,...
Diane RosenbergMay 9, 20092 minA Scent of Change in the Air?This week HBO is showing “Death on a Factory Farm”, a documentary that takes a hard look at the inhumane living conditions for industrial...
Diane RosenbergMay 29, 20083 minLivestock Industry Needs Sweeping Changes Says Two ReportsTwo new studies have called for massive reforms to the country’s livestock industry. The Pew Commission report on Industrial Farm Animal...