AltWeeklies Wire
Indiana Bill Targets Meth and CAFOsnew
The Indiana House is now clear to hold floor debate on both right-to-work legislation and the CAFO/meth bill. The chamber, though, remains volatile.
Rural Communities Fear SLAPPnew
House Bill 1091 is scheduled for a hearing on Jan 10. One CAFO watchdog called it "the most repulsive, underhanded and unjust piece of proposed legislation I've ever seen."
NUVO |
NUVO Editors |
01-10-2012 |
Policy Issues
High Levels of Drugs Found in Cattle Linked to Dairiesnew
When test results released last year by the United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service showed extremely high levels of drugs and antibiotics in cattle from dairies across the nation, the federal agency announced it would launch a series of tests to address a potential problem. The Idaho dairy industry decided to preclude the FDA action with some unofficial testing of its own. Yet records of the testing are inaccessible and records of their strategy meeting don't exist.
Boise Weekly |
George Prentice |
04-07-2011 |
Animal Issues
Cow Country: The Rise of the CAFO in Idahonew
As mega-dairies and feedlots make up more of Idaho's dairy industry, the conflicts between people and cattle are increasing.
Boise Weekly |
Scott Weaver |
09-02-2010 |
Environment
Tags: CAFO
Craptastrophe: Record Rainfall Creates a Dung Dilemma for Farmersnew
Northeastern Missouri is home to a large number of industrial hog farms, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Anywhere from 2,500 to 10,000 or more pigs are housed under one roof, and the millions of gallons of manure is stored onsite in uncovered manmade lagoons. The unrelenting rains haved caused the lagoons to fill to the brim.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
07-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
