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Hundreds Learn About Viable Alternatives to Factory Farms at JFAN Annual Meeting
Approximately 400 people from Jefferson County and around the state came out to the 2018 JFAN Annual Meeting on October 24 to hear how...
Diane Rosenberg
Nov 2, 20183 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg |Â President and Executive Director
Sep 30, 20182 min read
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JFAN LTE: Officials Ignore Environmental, Health Concerns on CAFOs
JFAN published the following Letter to the Editor in the September 28, 2018 Fairfield Ledger commenting on the Jefferson County...
Diane Rosenberg |Â President and Executive Director
Sep 30, 20182 min read
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Jefferson County Supervisors Vote Down Huber Appeal
Supervisors Only Hear Few Comments Before Deciding On Wednesday morning at least 100 people turned out for a Jefferson County Supervisor...
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 20, 20185 min read
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Supervisors Meeting Wed. Sept 19 to Discuss Appeal of Huber CAFO
Meeting is 11:30 am Wednesday, September 19 Jefferson County Courthouse Supervisors' Office Please join us to urge the Jefferson County...
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 18, 20182 min read
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Jefferson County Supervisors Pass RWP, LLC Master Matrix
On Wednesday morning, September 12, JFAN and nearly a dozen concerned Jefferson County residents attended the final scoring session of...
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 14, 20185 min read
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Nearly 300 Concerned Residents Turn Out for Huber CAFO Emergency Meeting
Wow! On Wednesday evening, September 5, Jefferson County residents came out in force for the Emergency Meeting on the Huber CAFO. About...
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 7, 20184 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg |Â President and Executive Director
Sep 7, 20182 min read
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Community LTE: House Reassessments? CAFO Tax Breaks? Read On
This eye opening letter to the editor by community member Robert Swanson suggests people living near CAFOs may want to get their homes...
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 6, 20182 min read
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Community LTE's Keep Pouring Forth
Here are more letters to the editor to share with you. These letters were published in the last two weeks of the Fairfield Ledger....
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 6, 20186 min read
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Emergency Meeting on Huber CAFO Wednesday, September 5 at 7:15 pm
With Special Guest Senator David Johnson Public Comments to Be Collected and Sent to Bill Huber The Daniels Site, a 7497-head hog...
Diane Rosenberg
Aug 30, 20182 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg
Aug 29, 20182 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg
Aug 27, 20186 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg
Aug 24, 20182 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg |Â President and Executive Director
Aug 23, 20182 min read
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Eight Letters to the Editor Call Out the Huber CAFO
Not one, not two, but EIGHT LTE's opposing the 7,497-head Daniels Site appeared in the Thursday, August 23 Fairfield Ledger. The largest...
Diane Rosenberg
Aug 23, 201811 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg |Â President and Executive Director
Aug 17, 20183 min read
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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...
Diane Rosenberg
Aug 14, 20186 min read
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Children Are Vulnerable to CAFO Impacts
CAFOs can have serious health impacts on our most vulnerable citizens - our precious children. JFAN's new ad focuses on the risks factory...
Diane Rosenberg
Dec 28, 20171 min read
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Over 450 Pack the Sondheim for the October 19 JFAN Annual Meeting
Over 450 people from Jefferson County and across the Iowa filled the Sondheim Theatre in the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center for the...
Diane Rosenberg
Oct 24, 20171 min read
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