Contact: Public hearing: November 9 at 11 AM and November 13 at 11 AM, Wright County – Supervisors approved both applications but sending a recommendation to DNR for more environmental protections. We need to stop the expansion now,” said Emma Schmit, Iowa CCI member in Calhoun County. Iowa has by far the most CAFOs of any state. “Time Defenders of factory farms claim that operators of CAFOs are responsible stewards of the environment. Bear-Wyaconda. Click here to view the ISAC 2019 legislative proposals. Iowa State University Study considered impacts of being downwind of a CAFO and associated odor and pest issues and found that a moderate size CAFO has an impact of up to 6% property value loss within 1.5 miles and 26% loss within a ¼ mile. There are 27 million hogs in Iowa according to the DNR. keep paying the price to clean up the mess,” said Linda Luhring, member of Iowa being applied to farm fields. The clamor over confinements has grown louder after one expert estimated Iowa could support 45,700 CAFOs, four times more facilities for pigs, … Click on Search at the top of this page to search by location (left side) or facility characteristics (right side). Click here for a list of County Supervisors and addresses of the meetings. Runoff from factory farm manure releases pollutants into our air and water. rely on it for drinking water. You can look up locations, animal numbers, construction reviews, environmental or geological reviews. Manure pits get a tax break under the Pollution Control Tax Exemption. – The Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) legislative committee finalized their 2019 legislative priorities at their annual meeting last week. To be considered a CAFO, a facility must first be defined as an AFO, and meet the criteria established in the CAFO regulation. regulations to mitigate this issue, otherwise it will be people downstream that A major environmental threat has emerged as factory farms take over more and more of the nation’s livestock production: Pollution from the waste produced by the immense crush of animals. The intended placement of the buildings, although to all appearances legal, were kept very hushed … past weekend, a failed manure tank valve from a hog factory farm in Iowa has two types of DNR-regulated animal feeding operations (AFOs): confinements and open feedlots. Efforts to regulate CAFOS are often portrayed as anti-farmer by organizations like the Iowa Farm Bureau, which is closely aligned with the hog industry. Currently 25 millions pigs reside in the state at any one time. That is one of our demands from the DNR’s consideration of the factory farm rule: we need access to those records. A Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) is an animal feeding operation (farm) that meets certain animal size thresholds and that also confines those animals for 45 days or more in any 12-month period in an area that does not produce vegetation. JFAN often receives inquiries about where CAFO’s are spreading manure from their operations. Iowa has more of the massive livestock feeding lots, known as concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, than any other state and has come under fire for lax regulations. Raccoon River is the source of drinking water for some 500,000 Iowans. Large corporate-owned factory farms extract profits and leave us with the pollution, lower property values, and ruin our quality of life. This non-binding resolution will send a powerful message to elected officials at the state level that everyday folks want a moratorium! The ISAC legislative proposal includes addressing the failure of the Master Matrix and making factory farms pay their fair share of taxes: “It’s about time that ISAC recognizes that factory farms are harming Iowa counties – not helping them,” said Barb Kalbach, family farmer and CCI member from Dexter. The first step towards a better system of agriculture is a moratorium on new or expanding factory farms. MMP’s are available for viewing at … And there are 6 times as many hogs as people in Iowa. Iowa has 26 million corporate owned hogs that produce over 22 billion gallons of untreated liquid manure and raw feces. Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) This office reviews all new construction of Animal Feeding Operations, up to and including the Master Matrix evaluations as required by Iowa Administrative Code. Each year, Mr. McAfee gives a legal overview of CAFO nuisance cases with recommendations to CAFO owners. The number of new concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have increased across the U.S. over the past six years - bringing the total operations just under 20,000, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Between 2002 and 2017, nearly half of Iowa’s hog farms disappeared, while the average number of hogs per farm increased from 1,500 to over 4,000. Public hearing: November 14 at 10 AM. My corn and soybean farming operation adds revenue and value to Adair County. About Iowa Watch. failure to regulate tile drains led to excessive amounts of dangerous nitrates Click on rectangle (top right of map window) to expand the map, then select the CAFO site name for details. Iowa Pork Producer Association attorney Eldon McAfee knows all too well the cost and stress of nuisance lawsuits for CAFO owners, addressing this at the January 2016 Iowa Pork Congress. Blackbird-Soldier. Big Sioux (Lower) Big Sioux (Lower)*. In 2002, the tile flowed white. Our current tax policies allow factory farms to skirt their fair share of taxes. Iowa CCI members are pointing to the action as a sign of growing support for a factory farm moratorium on new and expanding factory farms in Iowa. Blue Earth. Legislative Sessions. The Hardin County Supervisors have proposed changes to the LOST formula. If you don’t know the Facility ID, search by facility name or the owner’s name. Supervisors failed the Matrix and recommended denial. From 2011 to 2017, the United States saw more than 1,400 new large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) established. (2002). In the last 5 years, the DNR found over 5,000 “unknown” facilities and 400-500 additional sites are built each year. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reviews factory farm rules only once every five years. This trial was the first of many CAFO lawsuits now in litigation with the Speer, Middleton and Sykes legal team throughout Southeast Iowa. leaving citizens with the burden of pollution and the cost of cleanup of which reached Iowa’s 767 already impaired waterways. far this year, 9 factory farms have discharged liquid manure and raw feces, 4 Montgomery Ward Dev. Kent Finisher Farm – #69575 – 2,490 head – unpermitted Despite growing concern from citizens and an increasing Click on Search at the top of this page to search by location (left side) or facility characteristics (right side). We believe in an agricultural system that works for farmers, workers, eaters, and the environment. Buena Vista County released an unknown amount of manure. The online Animal Feeding Operations database (on this page) lets you access information about DNR’s regulated livestock and poultry facilities. This site provided by Iowa State University for free access to Iowa geographic map data through an on-line map viewer, ArcIMS map services, or through GIS software extensions. CAFOs are point sources, as defined by the CWA [Section 502(14)] (PDF) (3 pp, 132 KB, About PDF). which has allowed the agribusiness industry to degrade Iowa’s waterways, You may need a PDF reader to view some of the files on this page. Iowans don’t like factory farms. An animal unit is the equivalent of 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of "live" animal weight. Right now 80% of LOST revenue in Hardin County is going to offset property taxes. Iowa Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations Air Quality Study. Supervisors vote: November 20 at 6 PM – make sure they take points off the Matrix. ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities nationwide. We’re asking the DNR to strengthen the factory farm rule by including the corporation’s name and contact information in the Manure Management Plan. The proposed concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) that Iowa’s Suidae Health and Production wants to build in Trade Lake led to, in recent weeks, the passage of a one-year moratorium on large-scale farms consisting of 1000 or more animal units by the Burnett County Board. The DNR attempted to brush what we found under the rug: incorrect application rates (how much manure is applied to the fields), double-dumping, and more. That’s why we’re calling for a moratorium on all new and expanding factory farms. Take action to hold factory farms accountable for their water pollution here! This waste is dumped untreated on fields across that state. An impaired water is a polluted water. This tile has a history. The number of new concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have increased across the U.S. over the past six years - bringing the total operations just under 20,000, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Iowa studies revealed that children living next to CAFOs have higher rates of asthma than do other farm children; and that 19.7% of children who attend schools near CAFOs had asthma, while only 7.3% of children attending school at least 10 miles from a CAFO had asthma. Iowans want action to limit concentrated animal feeding operations and their harmful effects ... Iowa has by far the most CAFOs of any state. Factory farms are a public health hazard, especially for populations with weakened immune systems such as children or older adults. The DNR reports that there are approximately 4,000 small CAFOs throughout Iowa that are not tracked by the state. Generally, Iowa has two types of facilities: confinements (totally roofed) or open feedlots (partially or totally unroofed). Iowa Select, the state’s largest hog corporation, wants to build 19 new factory farms across Iowa. Talk to your county supervisors about passing a moratorium resolution. DEQ cited the dairy CAFO uplslope on US-127, then Vreba-Hoff 2 (now Milk Source's Hudson Dairy CAFO), for an illegal discharge of milk house flush water (see Violations list, November 2002). Iowa has too much manure to handle and one way we can prove that is by having access to manure application records – not just the plans. Zoning Board of Adjustments is recommending the Supervisors deny the application. Today the Iowa Department of Natural Resources released its draft 2020 impaired waters list, showing 586 impaired waters. We need 1,000 comments by June – let’s do this! crisis seriously. According to recent studies, Iowa produces the most waste per square mile than any other state in the country. It’s time to close factory farm loopholes in order to protect People and Planet! States. A recent blog post by Perry Stillerman points out that CAFO operators received $113 million in the 2017 fiscal year for “funding improvements to waste storage facilities and subsidizing manure transfer costs” — an amount that could actually go up if the current version of the farm bill passes. “The ECHO includes permit, inspection, violation, enforcement action, and penalty information about facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA) Stationary Source Program, Clean Water Act (CWA) National Pollutant Elimination … Manure spills that have polluted our waters, like this Ironically, Iowa imports almost all of its food from outside of the state. Des Moines, IA. We have several demands to make this rule stronger, and below, we lay out two of them. CAFO nuisance cases pose a significant commitment of time, money, public inquiry and uncertainty for CAFO owners. I’m afraid my daughters are going to get in an accident because of the status of the roads,” said Nick Schutt, CCI member and resident of Hardin County. Generally, large and medium concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) must apply for a NPDES permit if the operation discharges, or intends to discharge, livestock waste into waters of the State. Iowa has too many factory farms. Climate change reports indicate that as temperatures increase so too will be likelihood of toxic blue green algae outbreaks that plague our beaches. These new provisions cap damages, limit who can sue, and create In the last 5 years, The DNR dismissed the entire rulemaking petition without considering changes to protect our air, water, land, and communities. What we really need are independent family farms who buy locally, grow locally, and sell locally. Until then, most records will be available at the central office and/or the appropriate field office. They did approve one of the applications. AFOs congregate animals, feed, manure and urine, dead animals, and production operations on a small land area. 515-282-0484 Currently 25 millions pigs reside in the state at any one time. struggle to provide safe drinking water to Des Moines metro residents was They did approve one of the applications. The case is currently pending an interlocutory appeal granted by its obligation under the Public Trust Doctrine to protect the Raccoon River for In 2001, there were 722 Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) permitted (93 percent hog) large CAFOs. Today the Iowa Department of Natural Resources released its draft 2020 impaired waters list, showing 586 impaired waters. Regulations differ depending on the size, type and age of the facility. efforts. industrial agriculture operations into the state’s waterways. In the last 5 years, the DNR found over 5,000 “unknown” facilities and 400-500 additional sites are built each year. The groups’ lawsuit alleges that the state has violated In addition, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources draft 2018 report shows that impaired waterways have increased to 767, 16 more than in 2016. Herriges, Secchi, et. There are approximately 450,000 AFOs in the United St… Pauley Finisher Farm – #69577 – 2,490 head – unpermitted That’s nearly 90,000 more hogs producing an estimated 36.7 million gallons of manure – enough to fill 55 Olympic-size swimming pools. AFOs that meet the regulatory definition of a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) are regulated under the NPDES permitting program. Dec 7 - The infamous "milk tile" - this field tile drains into a ditch along US-127 which drains to Fisher Lake (Bean/Tiffin Watershed). Beginning in March 2018, DNR added a web application tool to help livestock and poultry owners submit their annual manure management plan (MMP) updates. Doolan Finisher Farm – #69634 – 7,490 head – due 11/17/17 Iowa Chapter is calling for a CAFO moratorium -- enough is enough. But, the exact answers to those questions are not public knowledge. Jess Mazour, Community Organizer, 515-282-0484, jess@iowacci.org. Some of the historic data, such as animal numbers, were collected using different categories than are used today. According to survey by Johns Hopkins Center for a Liveable Future, 63% of Iowans think the state legislature should pass a proposal banning the construction of new CAFOs and the expansion of existing CAFOs. Iowa has 26 million corporate owned hogs that produce over 22 billion gallons of untreated liquid manure and raw feces. Most factory farms in Iowa are “contract growers”, meaning the local person owns the building and the manure but a big ag corporation owns the hogs – like Cargill, Iowa Select, Maschoff, etc. “My roads are constantly being torn up by the dozens of daily semi-trucks driving past my house. According to data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Enforcement Database, the state had 307 recorded manure spills in the decade from 1992 to 2002, about half of which were due to equipment failures or overflow of storage structures. CAFO sites under 500 animal units included on this map were independently discovered by JFAN. Des Moines, IA – This CAFO And why your county supervisors should pass a resolution calling for one. The industry is on its way to expanding to 30 million pigs residing in Iowa at any one time. Iowa has over 10,000 factory farms. Factory farms produce 22 billion gallons of manure every year in Iowa and that manure is polluting our water. public calls for a moratorium on new factory farms. An animal unit is the equivalent of 1,000 pounds (450 kg) of "live" animal weight. LaFrance, D. (2017, October 12). polluting Iowa’s 767 already impaired waterways. Producers who notice inaccurate information should contact their local DNR Field office to ask for corrections. The Iowa Center’s mission is to maintain an independent, non-partisan journalistic program dedicated to producing and encouraging explanatory and investigative journalism in Iowa, engaging in collaborative reporting efforts with Iowa news organizations and educating journalism students. The industry is on its way to expanding to 30 million pigs residing in Iowa at any one time. Last year, CCI members gathered input from Iowans affected by factory farms across the state and filed rulemaking to strengthen the Master Matrix with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). A Rodger Routh video "Last year a proposal was put forth in the Iowa legislature to increase oversight of CAFOs and to place a moratorium or ban on construction of new CAFOs and expansion of existing CAFOs. In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year. The documented in its 2015 lawsuit against upstream counties alleging that their The utility’s Iowa law mandates that, an individual or company seeking to construct a CAFO over a certain size must build it at a minimum specified distance (separation distance) from homes, schools, and other types of public areas (separated A team of Iowa CCI members mapped and audited over 200 factory farm Manure Management Plans – a plan factory farms must submit to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources indicating what they plan to do with the manure they produce. Hansell Finisher Farm – #69641 – 5,000 head – decision due by 11/20 is safe – for us and every generation after us. Gift Pork Finisher Farm – #69573 – 2,490 head – unpermitted Iowa In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year. That manure is then spread untreated onto fields across the state. In 2017, Iowa enacted a law limiting the scope of nuisance lawsuits against confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs. Our food and farm system belong in the hands of independent family farmers not under the control of a handful of giant corporations. being applied to farm fields. Please check the new eMMP application to obtain current facility MMP information, and to submit MMP annual updates easily from your home or office. Wholesale rates on water and electricity are obtained, and factory farms don’t pay sales tax on key inputs, like feed and energy. Dunco Finisher Farm – #69648 – 5,000 head – decision due by 11/21 Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement That forces everyone in the county to make up the difference.” Added Kalbach. the Racoon River and make it safe for people to recreate in and for those who Iowa has greatly limited local government powers to regulate the location and emissions to air and water from concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). If you are having trouble accessing Reports, try disabling any Pop-up Blockers. A recent study found that high level of nitrates in Iowa’s drinking water contributes to over 300 cases of cancer annually in the state. Read More » Subscribe To Our Mailing List number of legislative sponsors, leadership in the Iowa General Assembly refused Last year, we discovered why they absolutely must be. Citizens for Community Improvement and Food & Water Watch filed a clean Carter Finisher Farm – #69647 – 5,000 head – decision due by 11/21 2001 Forest Avenue They refuse to act. Des Moines, Iowa 50311 Mailing Address: IDALS, Wallace State Office Building, 502 E. 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50319: PH: 515-281-5321 One of our other demands is being able to access the names of factory farm stakeholders – who is actually involved in these projects? Iowa CCI members have pointed out that factory farms are exempt from all kinds of taxes that independent family farmers aren’t exempted from. By federal definition, these are 1,000 animal units (AU); smaller animal feeding operations (AFOs) are classified as permitted medium sized (500 AU to 999 AU), or small (below 500 AU in Iowa, but generally below 300 in other states). Supervisors approved both applications but sending a recommendation to DNR for more environmental protections. largest and most expensive nitrate removal systems in the world. People Involved Contact Sheet – Iowa Select, A team of Iowa CCI members mapped and audited over 200 factory farm Manure Management Plans. Bremer County – Supervisors approved the application. This situation is doubly problematic because large-scale livestock operations and grain facilities impose significant additional costs on counties, such as for road maintenance, without expanding the tax base to help pay for those costs.”. We hear two questions about the factory farm industry often: Where do the billions of gallons of manure go? “Now the Hardin County Supervisors want to change our LOST formula. X. The Iowa Falls-based company produces many of the master matrices and manure management plans for CAFO applications in Iowa and helps steer them through the DNR process. Posts about Iowa CAFOs written by Trish Nelson. We need stronger laws and ECHO, Enforcement and Compliance History Online, provides compliance and enforcement information for approximately 800,000 EPA-regulated facilities nationwide. We can’t wait for little tweaks anymore. Also, changes in facility operation are not always known or tracked with more than 8,000 facilities in the system. Advocates of family farms fear a wave of new CAFO operations that could make Missouri look more like Minnesota and Iowa, the nation’s leading … Court coming up in the fall of 2020. All liquified manure from a CAFO that is sold or given to a third party and is surface-applied must meet application setbacks established in the law. Email iowacci@iowacci.org to let us know if you’re attending any of these hearings so we can send our objections to the applications. Generally, Iowa has two types of facilities: confinements (totally roofed) or open feedlots (partially or totally unroofed). If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Tom Samson at thomas.samson@iowadot.us. Notice must be provided to all neighbors within 9,000 feet of a Class IA CAFO, within 6,000 feet of a Class IB CAFO, and within 3,000 feet of a Class IC CAFO. Finding a Facility. we continue allowing the factory farm industry to expand, Iowa’s water crisis one, are why we are suing the state,” said Adam Mason, State Policy Director at Read the full press release here. JFAN is an educational organization from Jefferson County, Iowa, where they have managed to keep the number of CAFOs to a minimum when compared to the rest of the state. Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) This office reviews all new construction of Animal Feeding Operations, up to and including the Master Matrix evaluations as required by Iowa Administrative Code. As of today, CCI members and allies have successfully organized 23 counties to pass resolutions calling for a moratorium, local control, and/or stronger protections from the factory farm industry. Stagecoach Finisher Farm – #69631—5,000 head – due 11/16/17 Factory farm buildings add no new tax revenues to county coffers. Iowa Chapter is calling for a CAFO moratorium -- enough is enough. Feed is brought to the animals rather than the animals grazing or otherwise seeking feed in pastures, fields, or on rangeland. Go to the Help link in the upper right-hand corner for how to use this application. New film documents Iowa’s battle with factory farms ICCI – Get ready for the Iowa premiere of Right to Harm at the Iowa State Historical Building on Wednesday, May 29 at 7:00 pm. Click here to take action and tell the DNR that we need more transparency of manure records and who’s actually running the show out in rural Iowa! in the Iowa Senate and House of Representatives during the 2019-2020 the Iowa Supreme Court. Lafayette Finisher Farm – #69645 – 5,000 head – decision due by 11/20 MMP’s are available for viewing at … Points are awarded for increasing the minimum separated distances between concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) and churches, residences, public-use areas, and bodies of water. and time again factory farms are allowed to build too close to major water Raccoon River runs through one of the most intensely farmed areas in the United We recently found out that an 8-barn poultry CAFO is proposed to be put up less than 1500 feet from the Wabash Trace Nature Trail, between Margaritaville and Mineola. Click here to add your name to the Stop Iowa Select! You will also find links to a detailed user manual and a list of terms and definitions. Buchanan Finisher Farm – #69635 – 5,000 head – due 11/17/17 isn’t going to improve. 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