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Residents in this town are fighting against a factory farm that plans to move in, bringing 6.5 million gallons of hog manure with it
Posted by NowThis Politics on Monday, October 21, 2019
Overall Impact of Industrial Farm Animal Production
- Johns Hopkins: Nation’s Leading Public Health Organization Urges Halt to All New and Expanding CAFOs
- Pew Commission: Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America
- Pew Commission: Impact of Industrial Farm Animal Production on Rural Communities
- Union of Concerned Scientists: CAFOs Uncovered – The Untold Costs of Confined Animal Feeding Operations
WI Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Statement
Community Impact
- CDC: Understanding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Their Impact on Communities
- John Ikerd: Responses to 20 Questions Frequently Asked By Defenders of CAFOs
- WisCONTEXT: What Does CAFO Oversight Look Like In Wisconsin and Who Pays for It?
- Civil Eats: Iowans Unite to Stop Hog Farms From Polluting Their Community
Property Values
- Wisconsin State Farmer: CAFOs and Loss of Home Value
- Kewaunee County Comet: Department of Revenue Finds Large CAFOs Affect Property Values
- The Effect of a Large Hog Barn Operation on Residential Sales Prices in Marshall County, KY
Water Quality
- The Iowa Policy Project: The Explosion of CAFOs in Iowa and Its Impact on Water Quality and Public Health
- MPR News: Pollution Agency Denies Permit for Huge Hog Feedlot in SE Minnesota
- WSWS: Factory Farms Cause Thousands in Rural Wisconsin to Go Without Clean Water
- UW Extension Groundwater Quality Viewer
Air Quality
Medical Issues
- John Ikerd: With Factory Farms, There Is No Middle Ground
- Food and Water Watch: Antibiotic Resistance 101: How Antibiotic Misuse on Factory Farms Can Make You Sick
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Local Government Information
- Town of Trade Lake CAFO Operations Ordinance January 2020
- Town of Eureka CARO Operations Ordinance February 2020