UPDATE: Jefferson County Factory Farm Moratorium Resolution
Last Thursday JFAN Executive Director Diane Rosenberg spoke with Jefferson County Supervisor Susie Drish to request a public hearing be...
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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 14, 20237 min read
CAFO Moratorium Resolution: No Decision but Door Still Open – A Report
JFAN Executive Director Diane Rosenberg met with Jefferson County supervisors on Monday, March 13 to request they adopt CAFO resolution.
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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
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
Dec 23, 20222 min read
JFAN Receives Grant to Expand Work in the State, Augmenting Our Work in Jefferson County
New grant enables JFAN to expand to help communities in Iowa. The expansion doesn't impact JFAN's ongoing activities in Jefferson County.
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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
Sep 30, 20224 min read
ACTION ALERT - Tell the DNR to Do Its Job and Protect Iowa's Water Quality! Deadline Extended
DEADLINE EXTENDED - Tell the DNR you want them to strengthen CAFO regulations, not weaken them during their five year rules review.
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Diane Rosenberg
Sep 13, 20222 min read
ACTION ALERT – Let the DNR Know How to Improve CAFO Rules
Iowans have an opportunity to recommend changes to the rules that govern how CAFOs are regulated. The Iowa Department of Natural...
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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 20, 20223 min read
TAKE ACTION – The Recent Iowa Supreme Court Ruling Makes A Factory Farm Moratorium More Crucial Than
The Iowa Supreme Court's recent ruling makes enacting a moratorium even more important. Urge your legislators to support a CAFO moratorium.
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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
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
May 4, 20225 min read
The Clean Water Act Just Turned 50. How Is It Doing?
by Diane Rosenberg, JFAN Executive Director Fifty years ago it became crystal clear that American’s waterways were in dire straits. Fires...
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Diane Rosenberg
May 3, 20222 min read
What Do Food Labels Really Mean? Or Don’t? Check Out JFAN’s New Guide
Let’s start with a quick quiz. Does meat labeled “grass-fed” mean animals were raised only on pasture? The answer: Not Necessarily. A...
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Diane Rosenberg
Mar 21, 20225 min read
Iowa: The Land of 751 Polluted Waterways
JFAN's in-depth analysis of the 2022 DNR Impaired Waters list.
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Diane Rosenberg
Feb 11, 20222 min read
HF 2305, New Moratorium Bill, Includes Integrator Liability
On Monday, February 8, Iowa Representative Art Staed introduced HF 2305, a new CAFO moratorium bill halting construction of new or...
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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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