Sep 12, 2021
The St. Croix Chippewa Indians of Wisconsin have enacted a resolution that the Cumberland LLC CAFO, like other CAFOs, will likely be an existential threat to the area’s water and watershed. We all welcome them to this new fight to protect our watershed, air and...
Sep 1, 2021
Interesting, but sad, article. Auctioning off rural...
Aug 23, 2021
The industry has it’s issues. Disease spreads due to sloppy biohazard control. Surly, the Trade Lake facility wouldn’t experience mismanagement causing the spread of disease to local farms. This newsletter contains a lot of phone numbers of their offices...
Aug 20, 2021
St. Croix 360 shows pictures of how close the water table is to the surface on the proposed CAFO site. Go to the “take action” page of this website and email and call, starting from the top. You need to share how you feel about this Hog Factory. If you...
Aug 18, 2021
A California law demanding that hogs that are kept in tight confinement cannot be sold in California. This is affecting the entire industry and is a step in the right direction....
Aug 4, 2021
In part: Rejected and on hold August 4, 2021 FILE REF: R-2021-0078 WPDES Permit #: WI-0066893 Jeff Sauer Cumberland LLC N13126 Bruce Mound Ave Thorp, WI 54771 Subject: Rejection of Plans & Specifications for New Hog Facility and Under Barn Waste Storage at...
Aug 3, 2021
After a rousing 8am rally at the Burnett County Government Center, 40 folks moved inside to speak to the Burnett County Zoning Committee. The Committee listened intently to the extensive public comment concerning the decision to rezone agricultural areas in Burnett...
Jul 14, 2021
While the Cumberland CAFO proposes to cut 9 million gallons of liquid hog manure into fields surrounding Trade Lake, most people do not know which fields. In their permit filing, Cumberland LLC has listed the fields it claims have agreed to accept liquid hog manure....
Jul 8, 2021
AT LAST, A RULING WE CAN GET BEHIND. https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/environment/wisconsin-supreme-court-says-dnr-has-authority-to-limit-animals-wells/article_5869548d-1c52-584f-81a5-3dece0ae5f3f.html
Jul 5, 2021
The Game is Rigged: Fighting the CAFO – Middle Wisconsin http://www.middlewisconsin.org/the-game-is-rigged-fighting-the-cafo/
