Iowans urge legislators to pass a statewide moratorium on new and expanded factory farms
Iowa is in the midst of a factory farm crisis. Currently, Iowa is home to over 10,000 factory farms, which produce more than 22 billion gallons of manure per year.
FOOD & WATER WATCH: ‘Hundreds of Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, Food & Water Watch, and Iowa Alliance for Responsible Agriculture members from across Iowa gathered in the Capitol building today to lobby their state legislators to support a moratorium on new and expanded factory farms. House File 203 and its companion bill Senate File call for a moratorium on new and expanded factory farms until the impacts of factory farming have been assessed. Iowa is in the midst of a factory farm crisis. Currently, Iowa is home to over 10,000 factory farms, which produce more than 22 billion gallons of manure per year…
Emma Schmit of Food and Water Watch said, “Unchecked, rapid expansion of the industry is unsustainable. Our rural communities are turning into ghost towns because we put profit before our environment and before our people. A moratorium is the only solution that address all of the problems associated with factory farms. Taking a time out will give legislators and regulators an opportunity to understand the effects factory farms have on our food, water, and communities. We need a factory farm moratorium now… With over 750 impaired waterways in Iowa, largely a result of industrial agriculture, we have reached a tipping point. We must act quickly and boldly to address our water quality”.’ SOURCE…
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