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....
A CAFO permit in Wisconsin is required for farms with more than 1,000 animal units, an approximation of 1,000 pounds of live animal weight ...I believe in supporting local family farms but CAFOs are not about local farming.
If approved, GilbertFarms would become the third CAFO in Door County, joining S&S Jerseyland Dairy in Forestville, whose permit allows 10,331 animal units, and Brey CycleFarm in Sturgeon Bay, which is permitted 1,788 animal units.