Two new small adjacent CAFOs are being built in Penn Township in Jefferson County. JFAN looked into whether the LLC loophole was at play.

Dr. Chris Jones returns to Fairfield on June 27 to join a book club meeting on "The Swine Republic" at the Fairfield Public Library at 7 pm.

Dr. Chris Jones launches his refreshingly honest book, "The Swine Republic", during a May 17 book signing at the Fairfield Public Library.

JFAN Executive Director Diane Rosenberg met with Jefferson County supervisors on Monday, March 13 to request they adopt CAFO resolution.

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...

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.

JFAN recently learned that Tom and Jacob Adam are proposing Hill View Site 2, a 3720-head hog confinement for 2704 Salina Road in...

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

A century ago numerous small towns thrived in Jefferson County with names like Perlee, Absecum, Krum, and Veo. Many were on now defunct...

Thursday, June 20 7:15 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center National Exposé On Health, Environmental, and Quality of Life Impacts Of...

Last summer, in the midst of high-profile CAFO fights, Jefferson County supervisors repeatedly claimed they had no authority to stop...

JFAN provided an update on the Daniels Site with the following article published in the September 28 Fairfield Weekly Reader. The DNR...

JFAN published the following Letter to the Editor in the September 28, 2018 Fairfield Ledger commenting on the Jefferson County...

Published in the September 6 Fairfield Ledger. Given some recent public discussion and a letter to the editor about Jefferson County...