Are Factory Farms Family Farms?
Recently, a farmer asked how JFAN and other environmental groups define factory farms and family farms. It’s a good question.
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Diane Rosenberg
Apr 102 min read
Want Stronger CAFO Regulations? Then Let’s Stop SF 2370
Iowa Legislators – remove a section of Iowa SF 2370 that would permanently prohibit the DNR from strengthening factory farm regulations.
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Diane Rosenberg
Jun 13, 20234 min read
Action Alert! Tell the DNR to Strengthen CAFO Regulations – Friday Deadline!
Iowa DNR is taking comments on revisions to CAFO rules and regulations. Tell the DNR to support stronger regulationis!
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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, 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
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 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
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
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
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
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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