CAFOs Breed More Than Hogs
There has been much speculation that Swine Flu, renamed Influenza A (H1N1), is linked to a Smithfield Foods CAFO operating in Perote,...
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Diane Rosenberg
May 9, 20092 min
A 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...
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Diane Rosenberg
May 29, 20083 min
Livestock Industry Needs Sweeping Changes Says Two Reports
Two new studies have called for massive reforms to the country’s livestock industry. The Pew Commission report on Industrial Farm Animal...
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Diane Rosenberg
Apr 24, 20081 min
Open Manure Piles Could Threaten Iowa
Open stockpiles of dry manure may become legal for all new CAFOs if Iowa hog, beef and poultry producers have their way. A proposal to...
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Diane Rosenberg
Mar 27, 20082 min
Hogtied at the State House
Rooting Around from the Fairfield Weekly Reader A review of the small number of CAFO-related bills before this year’s State Assembly...
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Diane Rosenberg
Jan 25, 20082 min
Do We Really Need an Odor Control Study?
Rooting Around from the Fairfield Weekly Reader Do we in Iowa want to spend $22.7 million and take five years to study how to reduce...
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Diane Rosenberg
Dec 7, 20073 min
ROOTING AROUND from THE FAIRFIELD WEEKLY READER
Welcome to our new monthly column where we’ll keep you abreast of our continuing efforts to control the growth of factory farms in our...
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