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Rural community seeks to control fate in face of large livestock facilities
Township at heart of factory farm focus completes study and considers its options.
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Polk County citizens say proposed factory farm regulations favor industrial agriculture
Community members call on officials to reject ordinances they say aren’t strong enough to protect people, land, and water.
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Nation’s leading public health organization urges CAFO halt until concerns addressed
New statement calls for moratorium on factory farms until health risks can be better studied.
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Second western Wisconsin county pauses factory farm proposals
Polk County enacts six-month moratorium on hog CAFOs while studying threats and possible protections.
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Proposed hog CAFO sparks debate in local township while county deliberates its next move
Community considers risks, protections, and power to protect local lands, waters, and neighbors.
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Public input invited on Wisconsin livestock farm rules
Comment period open on proposed changes to state regulations about where animal facilities may be located and how they may be operated.
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Votes needed: St. Croix River Association in running for grant to help halt hog farm
Help SCRA get picked for $5,000 from Midwest Mountaineering to support efforts to fight factory farming in watershed.
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Proposed large-scale hog farm near St. Croix tributary hits hurdle
Burnett County enacts one-year moratorium on new facilities to study issue and determine if more protections are needed.
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What does CAFO oversight look like in Wisconsin and who pays for it?
As large livestock farms proliferate (including a new proposal in the St. Croix River watershed), the state wrestles with how to fund inspections and regulation.