From: JFAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 11:02:29 -0800
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: JFAN meeting Jan 3 to sign petition
Dear JFAN friends:
On this Tuesday, January 3rd, there will be a meeting at 7:15 pm at the Fairfield Public Library. We urge you to attend to sign a petition against large-scale, corporate-owned factory farms. This petition is being coordinated with six other state-wide groups. It will be presented to Governor Vilsack and other state officials within a week.
Other lobbying procedures will also be discussed, such as direct letter writing to elected state office-holders, the making of a video on factory farms, a new Local Control campaign coordinated with Jefferson County officials, and more. Important updates on other JFAN activities will also be presented.
Please come! We need your signature and informed participation. Let’s change our legislators’ thinking about factory farms in Iowa.
All are welcome. We hope to end by 8:30 pm. Please pass this email on to your friends and neighbors. If you have any questions, call us at 209-6600 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sincerely,
JFAN Board
P.S. Please note these two important updates:
1. On December 27, the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved another year of the Matrix guidelines that regulate large CAFOs. While limited in scope, this regulation is very important for local citizens. It is the only opportunity for local comment or information on CAFOs planned in the area.
2. A few weeks ago, 80 of you responded to our suggestion to contact the EPC/DNR regarding proposed rules for ground water pollution control for CAFOs. Jefferson County was responsible for the vast majority of the emails sent to the EPC/DNR. That’s fantastic! Thank you!
The DNR decided not to ask the EPC for an emergency ruling, but EPC/DNR decided on a 60-day period for public comment. At the December meeting, about 20 citizens spoke in favor of the new rules. Several of the “big guns” from the pork industry and the Iowa Farm Bureau “passed” on their opportunity to comment. It is quite obvious they are marshalling their support to defeat the proposal. Many comments from the public will be needed to outweigh the heavily funded campaign they will be presenting. The next EPC meeting is Jan. 17 and it is VERY important that citizens contact/support the EPC on this new rule regarding licensing requirements. We will be contacting you in the near future about actions you can take.
Jefferson County Farmers and Neighbors, Inc.
P. O. Box 811
Fairfield, IA 52556
641-209-6600, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
www.jfaniowa.org
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