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• Planning commission denies permit applications for Bath area hog operation - Farm Forum20 September 2017, 12:55 pm
  Planning commission denies permit applications for Bath area hog operationFarm ForumWolff Family Genetics owner Jeff Wolff's hog operation produces show pigs for sale. The operation now consists of 50 animals. The permit application for a special exception for a concentrated animal feeding operation would have allowed for an expansion.
  
• CAFO owner anticipates no health, enviornmental problems - The Daily Star-Journal20 September 2017, 11:45 am
  CAFO owner anticipates no health, enviornmental problemsThe Daily Star-JournalWarrensburg – An owner of a cattle feeding and processing operation in western Johnson County said he anticipates no health or environmental problems will result from expanding the operation to a class 1B confined animal feeding operation. David Ward ...
  
• Iowa votes against changes in approving CAFO sites | Feedstuffs - Feedstuffs20 September 2017, 10:43 am
  FeedstuffsIowa votes against changes in approving CAFO sites | FeedstuffsFeedstuffsDNR commission votes down petition to change Iowa's master matrix permitting process for large confined feeding operations.Iowa Regulators Reject New Rules for Hog Confinements - The Pig ...ThePigSite.comall 2 news articles »
  
• Hoosiers Outspoken On Confined Animal Farms - Northeast Indiana Public Radio20 September 2017, 3:30 am
  Northeast Indiana Public RadioHoosiers Outspoken On Confined Animal FarmsNortheast Indiana Public RadioA legislative study committee took nearly six hours of public testimony Tuesday on confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. About one hundred people showed up to provide comments as the committee considers CAFO and animal agriculture ...and more »
  
• County still hopes for master matrix change - Fort Dodge Messenger20 September 2017, 12:05 am
  County still hopes for master matrix changeFort Dodge MessengerWebster County still hopes the state legislation will re-examine the master matrix, which guides construction of large confined animal feeding operations, but did not take part in a petition brought by environmental groups which was rejected by the ...
  
• Hearing Held on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations - Story - Tristatehomepage.com19 September 2017, 5:07 pm
  Tristatehomepage.comHearing Held on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations - StoryTristatehomepage.comINDIANA STATEHOUSE NEWSROOM / INDIANAPOLIS -- Environmental and farming activists clashed at the statehouse Tuesday on whether there should be ...and more »
  
• Whitley CAFO control essential - Fort Wayne Journal Gazette19 September 2017, 12:06 am
  Fort Wayne Journal GazetteWhitley CAFO control essentialFort Wayne Journal GazetteTim Dygert lives on Crooked Lake and is a board member of the Whitley Water Matters, LLC, which serves to “advocate for responsible management of the land, lakes, air and waterways in Whitley County, Indiana and neighboring communities through ...
  
• Hancock County board approves CAFO despite residents' opposition - Mason City Globe Gazette18 September 2017, 5:07 pm
  Mason City Globe GazetteHancock County board approves CAFO despite residents' oppositionMason City Globe GazetteThe public hearing was set after the county board received a construction permit application from DLH Enterprises VII LLC for a concentrated animal feeding operation, more commonly known as a CAFO, in Section 1 of Avery Township. According to the ...
  
• Iowa regulators reject news rules for livestock operations | Political ... - Waterloo Cedar Falls Co...18 September 2017, 4:02 pm
  Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierIowa regulators reject news rules for livestock operations | Political ...Waterloo Cedar Falls CourierAudubon farmer Randy Dreher speaks in opposition Monday to proposed changes rules regarding to siting permits for large-scale livestock facilities at the Iowa ...Attempt To Toughen Environmental Standards For CAFO Permits FailsIowa Public RadioPanel Rejects Call for New Animal Feeding Operation RulesU.S. News & World ReportPetition to make it harder to build livestock facilities in Iowa failsDesMoinesRegister.comall 8 news articles »
  
• Indiana considers revising regulation of livestock feeding operations - Newsandtribune17 September 2017, 12:49 pm
  NewsandtribuneIndiana considers revising regulation of livestock feeding operationsNewsandtribuneSchoettmer's farm, which generally has about 11,000 hogs on site, belongs to the larger group of such operations. These are known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). Smaller feeding farms are called Confined Animal Feeding Operations ...