Recently, a farmer asked how JFAN and other environmental groups define factory farms and family farms. It’s a good question.

Vox: The Power and Influence of Iowa Select Vox.com recently published an excellent article on Iowa Select, the largest CAFO corporation...

Our Water At Risk Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 pm Fairfield Public Library Free - donations welcome Iowa has some of the dirtiest waters in...

Throughout Southeast Iowa, hog production is ramping up. Favorable market conditions are driving expansion throughout Iowa, and Southeast...

The sow facility, located in Van Buren County, Iowa near the Des Moines River, is one of the largest factory farms in Iowa, and annually pro

Letter to the Editor Appearing in the November 21, 2013 Fairfield Ledger To the editor: With tremendous concern my neighbors and I...

Published in the October 10, 2013 issue of the Fairfield Ledger This guest editorial was written in response to a letter submitted by...

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...