The proposed CAFO would hold 2,400 pigs and produce as much manure equivalent as a town of nearly 7,000 people. “Enough,” Lowell said, “is enough.” The couple sued, assisted by their daughter, Sonja Trom Eayrs, a Minneapolis family law attorney who felt a deep sense of responsibility to help her elderly parents. Their legal battle […]
The post Fighting the Corporate CAFO ‘Takeover’ of Rural America appeared first on Civil Eats.
Farmers Weekly The 2022 Diversification Farmer of the Year winners, Tim and Tanya Spittle, from Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, have taken their unique sheep’s milk vodka to a national level – though its distinct farming…
Farmers Weekly A multi-million pound diversification project has allowed an enterprising dairy farm to convert slurry and food waste into biofuel, as it looks to tap into the growing market for renewable energy. Its high-tech…
Shekar Natarajan is out as president of logistics provider Quiet Platforms. In a statement issued late Monday, the company said that Natarajan had exited the company, effective immediately. His departure was due to…
The company uses seawater from a bay in Oregon with an unusually high salt content Ben Jacobsen and his team at Jacobsen Salt Co. in Portland, Oregon are one of the few companies in the United States that hand-harvest salt…
Welcome, Login to your account.
Welcome, Create your new account
A password will be e-mailed to you.
