ACTION ALERT: Stop Iowa Senate Study Bill 3103
Senate Study Bill 3103 would discourage people from reporting possible CAFO violations to the Iowa DNR.
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Diane Rosenberg
Jul 19, 20233 min read
Two New CAFOs Proposed East of Pleasant Plain - DNR Checks for LLC Loophole
Two new small adjacent CAFOs are being built in Penn Township in Jefferson County. JFAN looked into whether the LLC loophole was at play.
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Diane Rosenberg
May 5, 20236 min read
UPDATE - The DNR Is Moving Forward with Executive Order Number Ten Revision of CAFO Regulations
JFAN and Other Groups Met with the DNR to Understand What Lays Ahead by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director The DNR is now continuing...
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Diane Rosenberg
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Shifting Gears South: New CAFO in Polk Township
JFAN just learned of a new small factory farm with fewer than 1250 hogs to be built approximately three miles southwest of Packwood.
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Diane Rosenberg
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Letter to the Editor: Executive Order Number Ten Is a Threat to Iowans
Executive Order Number Ten is a threat to Iowans - JFAN letter to the editor
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Diane Rosenberg
Feb 6, 20235 min read
Executive Order Number Ten Threatens Factory Farm Regulations, Water Quality and Communities
An Executive Order that directs state agencies to reduce rules and regulations threatens the DNR's ability to protect communities and water.
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Diane Rosenberg
Jun 8, 20223 min read
Factory Farms Don’t Build Healthy Rural Economies - New Food & Water Watch Report
by Diane Rosenberg | JFAN Executive Director Contrary to livestock industry claims, factory farms aren’t creating healthy rural...
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Diane Rosenberg
Jun 7, 20216 min read
Supervisors Approve Hill View Site 2 Master Matrix
Jefferson County Supervisors grant full points to Hill View Site 2 Master Matrix during a morning scoring session on May 21.
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Diane Rosenberg
May 7, 20212 min read
New CAFO Threat in Jefferson County
JFAN recently learned that Tom and Jacob Adam are proposing Hill View Site 2, a 3720-head hog confinement for 2704 Salina Road in...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Jul 23, 20193 min read
What a Road Trip in Jefferson County Reveals
A century ago numerous small towns thrived in Jefferson County with names like Perlee, Absecum, Krum, and Veo. Many were on now defunct...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Sep 30, 20182 min read
Huber CAFO: Where Are We Now? Where Do We Go From Here?
JFAN provided an update on the Daniels Site with the following article published in the September 28 Fairfield Weekly Reader. The DNR...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Sep 30, 20182 min read
JFAN LTE: Officials Ignore Environmental, Health Concerns on CAFOs
JFAN published the following Letter to the Editor in the September 28, 2018 Fairfield Ledger commenting on the Jefferson County...
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Diane Rosenberg
Aug 30, 20182 min read
What Took Place During Tuesday Night’s Public Hearing on RWP, LLC
Action Steps Recommended! The Jefferson County Courtroom was packed last night when between 125-150 people attended the Public Hearing...
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Diane Rosenberg
Aug 28, 20186 min read
Report from Monday’s Master Matrix Scoring Session for RWP, LLC
PUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 28 • 6:00 PM Jefferson County Courthouse Today the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors held the initial scoring...
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Diane Rosenberg
Aug 25, 20182 min read
Important Public Hearing 6:00 pm TUESDAY on NEW CAFO Threatening Jefferson County
RWP, LLC PUBLIC HEARING – Tuesday, August 28 at 6:00 pm (corrected time) Jefferson County Courthouse, 51 W. Briggs, Fairfield Mark...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Aug 24, 20182 min read
JFAN LTE: What Our Supervisors CAN Do
The following letter appeared in the August 23 edition of the Fairfield Weekly Reader. To the editor: Last week, the Jefferson County...
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Aug 17, 20183 min read
JFAN Publishes LTE on Daniels Site
The following letter appeared in the August 16, 2018 edition the Fairfield Ledger. Concerned about the Daniels Site and the introduction...
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Diane Rosenberg
Aug 14, 20186 min read
Jefferson County Supervisors Pass Large Hog Confinement Master Matrix without a Public Hearing
CAFO Will Be the Largest Factory Farm in the County – ACTION STEPS BELOW! On Monday afternoon, August 13, the Jefferson County...
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Diane Rosenberg
May 19, 20153 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
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Diane Rosenberg
May 18, 20152 min read
May 18, 2015 Hill View LLC Master Matrix Public Hearing
Hill View is doubling in size to 3600 hogs. CAFOs of this size have a big impact on communities whether people speak out or not. It is respe
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