How the EATS Act Strengthens Big Ag, Weakens Rural Communities, and Harms You, the Consumer
Farm Action Fund's Joe Maxwell on the EATS Act - how it strengthens Big Ag, weakens rural communities, harms consumer, & how we can stop it.
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Diane Rosenberg
Feb 52 min read
TAKE ACTION FEB 7! – STOP THE EATS ACT CALL-IN DAY !
Take action on Wednesday, Feb 7 to stop the EATS Act and during a national call-in day.
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Diane Rosenberg
Jun 1, 20232 min read
Book Club with Dr. Chris Jones on The Swine Republic
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.
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Diane Rosenberg
May 5, 20232 min read
Dr. Chris Jones in Fairfield May 16 for "The Swine Republic" Book Launch at Fairfield Public Library
Dr. Chris Jones launches his refreshingly honest book, "The Swine Republic", during a May 17 book signing at the Fairfield Public Library.
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Diane Rosenberg
Feb 5, 20233 min read
ACTION ALERT: Contact Legislators – Support the Factory Farm Moratorium!
“We won’t stop until we get a factory farm moratorium.” That was the rallying cry at the January 25 IARA Lobby Day.
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Diane Rosenberg
Nov 21, 20224 min read
Excerpts from Raising Livestock Without CAFOs with Will Harris and Greg Gunthorp
Regenerative farmers Will Harris and Greg Gunthorp joined JFAN in a rich panel discussion at the 2022 JFAN Annual Meeting.
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Diane Rosenberg
Aug 15, 20224 min read
Troubled Waters: Can Iowa Fix Its Water Quality Crisis?
Dr. Chris Jones takes a deep look at Iowa's poor water quality during the Southeast Iowa Sierra Club's meeting, "Iowa's Troubled Waters."
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Diane Rosenberg | President and Executive Director
Aug 5, 20222 min read
The Interests of the 99% Matter
JFAN Letter to the Editor in the August 3, 2022 Southeast Iowa Union Every year since 2017, a factory farm moratorium bill has been...
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Diane Rosenberg
Jul 12, 20224 min read
Wide Ranging Testimony at “The People’s Hearing”
A wide swath of community members, farmers, and experts testified on harms factory farms inflict at The People's Hearing organized by IARA.
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Diane Rosenberg
Sep 3, 20203 min read
Three Dynamic Webinars for Your Enjoyment!
We invite you to watch three lively and deeply thought provoking webinars focusing on two timely topics: the #BoycottBigMeat Campaign, of...
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Diane Rosenberg
Jun 5, 20192 min read
Right to Harm Coming to Fairfield June 20
Thursday, June 20 7:15 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center National Exposé On Health, Environmental, and Quality of Life Impacts Of...
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Diane Rosenberg
Mar 31, 20192 min read
April 3 - Dr. Chris Jones on the Factory Farming/Water Pollution Connection
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...
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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
Sep 22, 20172 min read
Award-Winning Syndicated Columnist Alan Guebert on Breaking Free of Corporate Ag – JFAN Annual Meeti
Breaking the Grip of Corporate Agriculture on Rural Iowa THURSDAY, October 19, 2017 at 7:15 pm Fairfield Arts & Convention Center,...
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Diane Rosenberg
Sep 16, 20164 min read
New Alliance Calls for Statewide Moratorium on New and Expanding Factory Farms
Iowans are already calling for an end to new factory farms in their communities. Eight counties rejected factory farm permits in recent mont
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Diane Rosenberg
Sep 10, 20163 min read
“Why We Need a CAFO Moratorium” Keynote Bill Stowe at the 2016 JFAN Annual Meeting
Iowa has over 9,000 factory farms confining the vast majority of 20 million Iowa hogs and a record 754 water impairments, and those numbers
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Diane Rosenberg
Aug 21, 20152 min read
2015 JFAN Annual Meeting! More CAFOs Are Coming – What YOU Can Do
What EVERYONE can do to fight back against unwanted CAFOs. Whether you’re a rural resident facing a current threat, a rural resident wanting
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Diane Rosenberg
Sep 3, 20142 min read
It’s Time to Change “Business as Usual” – Food & Water Watch’s Wenonah Hauter at JFAN Annual M
Hauter will explain how a handful of powerful agribusiness corporations have profoundly influenced the political system, lobbying for US agr
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