Cox traces the current terrible state of US food production to annual crop mono-cultures, soil tillage and factory “farming” (CAFOs, concentrated animal-feeding operations).
The Dubuque County supervisors agreed to support the expansion of a Farley, Iowa, dairy operation, despite concerns about the farm’s manure management practices and a review by the Iowa DNR... .
TIFFIN — A controversial livestock facility under construction is being allowed to build one of its barns 200 feet closer to a landfill than state law normally allows because Ohio officials quietly accommodated the owner ... .
BROOKINGS — There will be an environmental training session for operators of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on Dec. 3 at the CrossroadsConvention Center in Huron....
BROOKINGS — There will be an environmental training session for operators of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on Dec. 3 at the CrossroadsConvention Center in Huron....
Among the key provisions in Roos's directive is a prohibition on permitted CAFO operations from applying wastes to their fields in January, February or from March 1-19... 1 report also questioned EGLE's approach to CAFO waste issues.