The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality have issued a confined animal feeding operation permit for J-S Ranch, a planned large chicken farm near Scio. But ...

In 2007, North Carolina permanently banned new or expanded hog farms that collect waste in lagoons and spray it on fields as fertilizer. The idea was to shift to cleaner disposal methods at these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 2023, Barry, Lawrence, McDonald, and Newton counties in the southwest corner of Missouri have been targeted for 22 new ...

Missouri DNR will hold a public hearing on May 29 regarding proposed CAFO facilities near Pierce City and Verona. Eight different CAFO operations are seeking permits for poultry operations. Local ...

The growth of concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, has changed the landscape of eastern North Carolina in recent decades. Big companies now depend on North Carolina farmers to supply the ...

A Linn County judge ruled that a proposed chicken facility must adhere to a 2023 Oregon law restricting water usage and allowing county-specified setbacks from homes. The judge determined the permit, ...

The meeting, organized by Farms Not Factories, aims to address concerns about the environmental impact of CAFOs, particularly given the region's karst topography. While not opposed to CAFOs, residents ...

It’s probably just a matter of time before the first industrial chicken farm moves into Jerome County. County commissioners continued a public hearing on a confined-animal feeding operation permit ...

"CAFOs are significant sources of environmental pollution with potential public health implications." ...

We are opposed to the chicken farm proposed for our neighborhood. By going just under 100,000 chickens, the operator is able to build close to three subdivisions of people without oversight. We are ...