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

There has been much speculation that Swine Flu, renamed Influenza A (H1N1), is linked to a Smithfield Foods CAFO operating in Perote,...

This week HBO is showing “Death on a Factory Farm”, a documentary that takes a hard look at the inhumane living conditions for industrial...

Two new studies have called for massive reforms to the country’s livestock industry. The Pew Commission report on Industrial Farm Animal...

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...

Rooting Around from the Fairfield Weekly Reader A review of the small number of CAFO-related bills before this year’s State Assembly...

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...

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...