During the 40 years I, Tom Harkin, served as a representative and senator in the U.S. Congress, I saw up close the transformation of livestock farming from traditional farmer owned and operated ...

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The Environmental Protection Agency is launching a study on the water quality impacts of large animal feeding operations before deciding whether to tighten rules for them. In a plan released Friday ...

There will be an environmental training session for operators of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) on June 23, 2026, at the Crossroads Convention Center in Huron.

Sonoma County voters overwhelmingly rejected a ballot measure Tuesday that would have banned concentrated animal feeding operations in the county. The final tally was about 85% against and 15% for ...

Two environmental groups are suing USDA’s Farm Service Agency under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)t to compel USDA to disclose certain records on livestock operations in the agency’s electronic ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (“9th Circuit”) addressed in an October 2nd Memorandum an appeal of the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) denial of a ...

North Carolina will have a more difficult time regulating large animal feeding operations in 2026, as legal factors are contributing to the state's diminished ability to provide oversight to ...

PIERRE, S.D. (South Dakota News Watch) - Proposed legislation aimed at protecting South Dakota farmers from potential “agro-terrorism” activities could have a secondary effect of limiting access to ...

Sonoma County voters will be asked this November if they want to restrict the size of animal farms. The county clerk and registrar of voters approved the measure for the ballot last Wednesday after ...