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They were commenting at a public hearing on a proposed revision to Iowa Administrative Rules Chapter 65 -- which the Iowa Department of Natural Resources stripped of additional karst protections last fall after livestock owner groups expressed concerns.

A Clayton County, Iowa, livestock facility is again seeking approval from state regulators for how it will dispose of the manure it produces, and there is continued opposition.

A Clayton County livestock facility is again seeking approval from state regulators for how it will dispose of the manure it produces, and there is continued opposition.

Supporters and critics speak at a public hearing about nutrient management plan for 11,600-head cattle feedlot.

Diane Rosenberg highlights environmentalists' concerns about revisions to Iowa regulations for large livestock confinements.

A cattle feedlot near Monona must submit a new manure plan to the state after a Polk County judge overturned state approval of the previous plan.

Important update about CAFO regulation (sounds more like deregulation) from the website of Jefferson County Farmers & Neighbors - JFAN jfaniowa.org by Diane Rosenberg | Executive Director The DNR is now continuing its revision of Chapter 65 under the direction of Executive Order Number Ten, named the “Red Tape Review.” JFAN and several other environmental…

The state Environmental Protection Commission (EPC) has referred the owners of a feedlot in Kossuth County to the Attorney General's Office for failur

The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to dismiss a petition seeking stricter rules for new animal feeding operations built in the karst terrain of northeast Iowa.

Environmental groups spoke out this week against a third attempt to open an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Monona.