Jul 16, 2020
MOTION FROM HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION ON PUBLIC HEALTH IMPACTS WHEN ACTING ON CONDITIONAL USE PERMITS AND/OR ORDINANCES RELATED TO A HOG CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION (CAFO) We know, Polk County Board of...
Jul 13, 2020
Polk County committee tables unpopular factory farm...
Jul 9, 2020
THANK YOU! CAFO Ordinance Stalls Under Mountain of Negative Comments Buried under a mountain of negative comments on their proposed CAFO ordinance, the Polk County Environmental Services Committee took no action yesterday! Initial numbers presented to the committee at...
Jul 3, 2020
https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:3e9f51eb-4b7b-432d-a376-d432c109a527
Jun 22, 2020
Stop Hog Industry Giants! Foreign-owned hog industry corporate giants want to set up shop in Polk County. In response, County Supervisors Brad Olson and Chris Nelson have crafted an ordinance that rolls out the red carpet for hog factory farm developers. Using an old...
Jun 22, 2020
Jun 9, 2020
Amy Middleton posted the following concerns in a letter to the Polk County Environmental Committee: May 13, 2020 To: Polk County – Environmental Services Committee Vince Netherland – Polk County Administrator Bob Kazmierski – Environmental Services...
May 31, 2020
https://www.startribune.com/manure-fertilizers-overload-parts-of-minnesota-with-nitrogen-mapping-project-finds/570819022/
Apr 23, 2020
https://www.johnikerd.com/post/feeding-the-world-without-industrial-agriculture?postId=5ea1e798ab092300170e3e36
Apr 3, 2020
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swinefever-china-epidemic-specialrepo-idUSKBN20S189
