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
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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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
Sep 4, 20204 min read
Reality Check: The LLC Loophole Is Still NOT Closed
Early this winter we were extremely pleased to report that the Iowa DNR conducted an administrative rules review on the LLC loophole and...
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Diane Rosenberg
Sep 4, 20202 min read
We Need a Seat At the Table at the DNR 5 Year AFO Review!
Every five years, the DNR reviews a part of the Iowa Code’s Administrative Rules. In 2021, Chapter 65, which focuses on CAFOs.
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Diane Rosenberg
Sep 3, 20201 min read
Three New CAFOs in Jefferson County
Jefferson County received applications for three new CAFOs to date this year. Notably in all these cases, the new CAFOs are being built by
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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
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 | President and Executive Director
Feb 15, 20192 min read
JFAN LTE: CAFO Bills Come Before Legislature
Last summer, in the midst of high-profile CAFO fights, Jefferson County supervisors repeatedly claimed they had no authority to stop...
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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
Dec 28, 20171 min read
Children Are Vulnerable to CAFO Impacts
CAFOs can have serious health impacts on our most vulnerable citizens - our precious children. JFAN's new ad focuses on the risks factory...
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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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