Iowa DNR is taking comments on revisions to CAFO rules and regulations. Tell the DNR to support stronger regulationis!

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.

JFAN and Other Groups Met with the DNR to Understand What Lays Ahead by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director The DNR is now continuing...

Dr. Chris Jones launches his refreshingly honest book, "The Swine Republic", during a May 17 book signing at the Fairfield Public Library.

Last Thursday JFAN Executive Director Diane Rosenberg spoke with Jefferson County Supervisor Susie Drish to request a public hearing be...

JFAN just learned of a new small factory farm with fewer than 1250 hogs to be built approximately three miles southwest of Packwood.

JFAN Executive Director Diane Rosenberg met with Jefferson County supervisors on Monday, March 13 to request they adopt CAFO resolution.

Executive Order Number Ten is a threat to Iowans - JFAN letter to the editor

An Executive Order that directs state agencies to reduce rules and regulations threatens the DNR's ability to protect communities and water.

“We won’t stop until we get a factory farm moratorium.” That was the rallying cry at the January 25 IARA Lobby Day.

New grant enables JFAN to expand to help communities in Iowa. The expansion doesn't impact JFAN's ongoing activities in Jefferson County.

Regenerative farmers Will Harris and Greg Gunthorp joined JFAN in a rich panel discussion at the 2022 JFAN Annual Meeting.

DEADLINE EXTENDED - Tell the DNR you want them to strengthen CAFO regulations, not weaken them during their five year rules review.

Iowans have an opportunity to recommend changes to the rules that govern how CAFOs are regulated. The Iowa Department of Natural...

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."

JFAN Letter to the Editor in the August 3, 2022 Southeast Iowa Union Every year since 2017, a factory farm moratorium bill has been...

The Iowa Supreme Court's recent ruling makes enacting a moratorium even more important. Urge your legislators to support a CAFO moratorium.

A wide swath of community members, farmers, and experts testified on harms factory farms inflict at The People's Hearing organized by IARA.

by Diane Rosenberg | JFAN Executive Director Contrary to livestock industry claims, factory farms aren’t creating healthy rural...

by Diane Rosenberg, JFAN Executive Director Fifty years ago it became crystal clear that American’s waterways were in dire straits. Fires...