A Harvard researcher suggests that pasture-based dairy and beef production may be worse for methane emissions tied to climate ...

A proposal to locate an 11-barn confined animal feeding operation with 580,000 Foster Farm chickens in a rural area between Jefferson and Scio prompted some residents to start attending commission ...

Most of the 9 billion farmed animals in the United States are confined in concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), which churn out meat, poultry, egg and dairy products at an unmanageable rate.

In the final item of Tuesday morning’s Morgan County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners approved amendments related to Confined Animal Feeding Operations [CAFOs].The item was a public ...

Supporters of Senate Bill 85 are essentially asking the state to stop granting permits for new large “Confined Animal Feeding Operations” until we can better study their effects on the ...

A controversial Eastern Oregon mega-dairy site has been decommissioned at the owner's request. The move is a win for environmental groups who’ve criticized regulators for approving the farm in ...

Iowa has thousands fewer square miles than Nebraska but it has almost 3,000 more concentrated animal feeding operations. Opponents of the giant facilities argue there are enough. The increase in ...

Last year, the Oregon Department of Agriculture changed its definition of a confined animal feeding operation, or CAFO, to include small dairy operations like LaVelle’s.

This bill is another attempt to weaken local governments' ability to regulate confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs), prioritizing industry interests over community health and property rights.

“That dealt with toxic substances that are emitted by confined animal feed operations,” Kuhn said. “Owners of CAFOs are not required to report dangerous emissions of hydrogen sulfide and ...

Large confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) can house over 125,000 broiler chickens or 82,000 laying hens at a time, creating a perfect environment for diseases like bird flu to spread ...

There is a history of Confined Animal Feeding Operations ruining the environment in many states. The new Riverview Dairy operations set to enter the Eastern part of ND near Hillsboro and Wahpeton ...