OPB BY Courtney Flatt; Northwest Public Broadcasting A troubled mega-dairy in Oregon has announced its plans to shut down. After racking up multiple environmental violations, Lost Valley Farm’s owner has been fired and a trustee wants to sell the property. Lost Valley … Continue Reading…
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Wisconsin Public Radio Thursday, August 10, 2017 By Patty Murray State environmental officials are investigating a manure spill in northeastern Wisconsin into a Lake Michigan tributary. The spill was reported Monday evening and investigators with the Wisconsin Department of Natural … Continue Reading…
EMERALD, Wis. — After more than 20 years of living on their grassy acreage tucked between farms, Chad and Mary Enerson were mortgage-free and the dream of replacing their century-old farmhouse was in sight. Their prospective house overlooked a pond … Continue Reading…
RUTH, Mich. (AP) — A judge has accepted a guilty plea in an investigation of illegal labor at dairies in Michigan’s Thumb region. Madeline Burke pleaded guilty to hiring people without verifying that they were eligible to work in the … Continue Reading…
Environmental activists, elected officials visit large farming operation TOLEDO, OH (WTOL) Channel 11, CBS Elected officials along with some concerned neighbors visited a concentrated animal farming operation (CAFO) Monday to see how manure is getting into the waterways. A CAFO … Continue Reading…