Articles tagged as: CAFO
January 26, 2018
Bill To Regulate Factory Farms Dead For 2018 Session
House Environmental Affairs Committee Chair Dave Wolkins decided not to hear a bill this session that deals with confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs.
Read MoreOctober 19, 2017
CAFO Committee Finalizes Report To General Assembly
The study committee's report will recommend expanding public notice requirements for farmers seeking to build a CAFO,
Read MoreOctober 16, 2017
Potential For New Regulations Worries Indiana Hog Farmers
A legislative study committee is studying large-scale animal agriculture this summer.
Read MoreOctober 16, 2017
CAFO Committee To Finalize Report To General Assembly
Legislators could introduce new regulations during the next legislative session. Committee hearings on the issue have drawn impassioned testimony from supporters and opponents alike.
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2017
Hoosiers Outspoken On Confined Animal Farms
The Agriculture and Natural Resources Legislative Study Committee held its second of three planned meetings.
Read MoreSeptember 15, 2017
Report: Livestock Farms Good For Economy Despite Opposition
An organization of crop and livestock farmers says that's good news for Indiana's economy, but some Hoosiers say the consequences outweigh the benefits.
Read MoreAugust 29, 2017
Ag Study Committee Talks CAFOs
CAFO legislation died in the Indiana senate earlier this year.
Read MoreJuly 31, 2017
Bartholomew County CAFO Neighbors Win Property Tax Cuts
The decision comes about a year after the families in the town of Hope appealed to the county about the impact of large hog farms on their home values.
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
Does County Zoning For CAFOs Work? Purdue Research Seeks An Answer
The researchers sought correlations between certain rules, demographics and complaints against CAFOs, hoping to determine the best ways to reduce conflict.
Read MoreMarch 14, 2017
County Scraps CAFO Neighbor Tax Break Plan, Sends Appeals To State
Bartholomew County officials denied individual property tax appeals from a group of neighbors who live near a large confined hog farm in the rural town of Hope.
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