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Citing what it says is mounting public support, a group of environmental, legislative and farm leaders called Tuesday for a moratorium on new confined animal feeding operations, saying the large-scale livestock-raising facilities pollute Iowa s water and air and harm rural communities.
Rep. Art Staed of Cedar Rapids and Sen. Pam Jochum of Dubuque, both Democrats, introduced complementary bills that call for Iowa to halt construction of new CAFOs. It s the fourth year groups have proposed a moratorium.
So far, efforts have been unsuccessful, given opposition from Republicans who control the Iowa House, Senate and governor s office, the groups said.
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Groups make another push to end ‘factory farms’
Bills calling for a statewide moratorium on new factory farms are not expected to gain much traction in the Iowa legislature this session.
Several groups are working to stop the development of concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, which they say pollute the air and water, impact the quality of life, and devalue nearby land.
Drew Mogler, a spokesman for the Iowa Pork Producers Association, says if the legislation is approved, it would be a disaster for the state of Iowa and for the pork industry.
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DES MOINES - A legislative proposal to establish a statewide moratorium on so-called factory farms will be dead on arrival, according House Speaker Pat Grassley
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Tom Vilsack, who has been nominated for Agriculture Secretary speaks while Joe Biden and Kamala Harris sit behind him. Image: Youtube/Bloomberg Quicktake
President-elect Joe Biden’s pick for the head of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Tom Vilsack, hosted a virtual meeting Tuesday with a litany of Black farmer organizations.
Vilsack met with the groups to discuss the significant issues facing Black farmers today. Those issues include reliable broadband internet in rural areas, the importance of the Justice for Black Farmers Act, and the discrimination Black farmers face when trying to access programs, technical and financial assistance from the USDA