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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,...
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 22, 20172 min read


CAFOs Are Not Real Farms - New JFAN Ad!
Check out JFAN's new ad, CAFOs Are Not Real Farms - Here's Why, and see for yourself the difference between industrial hog operations and...
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 19, 20171 min read


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...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Jul 28, 20172 min read


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...
Diane Rosenberg
Jul 10, 20175 min read


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...
Diane Rosenberg
Jun 26, 20174 min read


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...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Jun 22, 20172 min read


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...
Diane Rosenberg
May 1, 20171 min read


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...
Diane Rosenberg
Apr 1, 20172 min read


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...
Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Mar 30, 20172 min read


JFAN Updates and Republishes Ad on Regenerative Farming
To underscore its support of regenerative farming, JFAN updated and republished its ad, "All Farming Is Not the Same" that also...
Diane Rosenberg
Jan 26, 20171 min read


New JFAN Ad Series Focuses on the Real Cost of Cheap Factory Farmed Meat
Most meat, dairy and egg products purchased in supermarkets are produced in factory farms. These products are lauded as a cheap,...
Diane Rosenberg
Dec 20, 20161 min read


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
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 16, 20164 min read


“Why We Need a CAFO Moratorium” Keynote Bill Stowe at the 2016 JFAN Annual Meeting
Iowa has over 9,000 factory farms confining the vast majority of 20 million Iowa hogs and a record 754 water impairments, and those numbers
Diane Rosenberg
Sep 10, 20163 min read
Pork Producers Received Special Treatment
Joint Letter to the Editor from JFAN and the Socially Responsible Agricultural Project appearing in the May 26, 2016 Fairfield Ledger The...
Diane Rosenberg
May 26, 20162 min read
Lawsuits Take Their Toll on CAFO Owners
JFAN letter to the editor published in the March 31, 2016 edition of The Fairfield Ledger. This letter will also appear as a paid ad in...
Diane Rosenberg
Mar 31, 20162 min read
Urge the DNR to Strengthen Factory Farm Laws
Public Comment Period Open on DNR Rule Review - Comments Accepted until June 3 ** Southeast Iowa Public Hearing Info ** Tuesday, May 31...
Diane Rosenberg
Mar 24, 20162 min read
Report on Organic Chicken House in County
The following letter to the editor was published in the January 7, 2016 edition of the Fairfield Ledger. A certified organic farmer in...
Diane Rosenberg
Jan 7, 20167 min read
In Response to Burlington Hawkeye Article
In the October 11, 2015 edition of the Burlington Hawkeye, business editor Rex Troute published a column, "Tired of the Tears Over Big...
Diane Rosenberg
Oct 11, 20153 min read


2015 JFAN Annual Meeting! More CAFOs Are Coming – What YOU Can Do
What EVERYONE can do to fight back against unwanted CAFOs. Whether you’re a rural resident facing a current threat, a rural resident wanting
Diane Rosenberg
Aug 20, 20152 min read
Supervisors Approve Hill View Master Matrix
Over these last several weeks, JFAN conducted a complete and detailed analysis of the Master Matrix. Ultimately, we found six questions that
Diane Rosenberg
May 19, 20153 min read
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