CAFO

For years, Idaho has been at the top or near the top of lists of states with positive population increases.  What impact is that increase in people relocating to the state having on the politics and in turn the farming community across the Gem state?  Rick Na...

Last week the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down Idaho’s CAFO Clean Water Act permit, saying the requirements are arbitrary and a violation of the law. In 2020, the U.S. EPA issues a CAFO permit for the state allowing Idaho to regulate numerous dairies and feedlots under the Clean Water Act. How ...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it had received a Confined Animal Feeding Operation, or CAFO, application from Cole Easterday, on July 22nd. This new application came about a week after Cole’s father, Cody Easterday withdrew his CAFO application for the same site, at the request of ODA. The ...

Cody Easterday has until July 15th to withdraw his application for a Confined Animal Feeding Operation permit, better known as a CAFO permit for a large dairy operation at the former Lost Valley Farm near Boardman. The Oregon Department of Agriculture and state Department of Environmental Quality have worked with Easterday since June 2019 on a permit to operate an operation with up to 28,000 anim

The Oregon Department of Agriculture’s CAFO Program has an open membership seat available for one position representing the public for the CAFO Advisory Committee. The CAFO Advisory Committee was formed in October 2002. The CAC membership includes technical advisors from various agencies, representatives from the different types of permitted CAFO operations including beef, poultry, dairy and swi

The 2020 Oregon Legislative session could be an interesting one for the Ag community.  As lawmakers gear up for the start of the session Monday, Cap And Trade has already been presented, making that one of the biggest issues in the coming weeks, according to Jerome Rosa.  ...

Representatives from California and Wisconsin have introduced a bill called the Farmer Fairness Act. The bill deals with environmental liability that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation contract farmers are already subject to under the Clean Water Act...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is reminding livestock producers, dairy operators and anyone with a few large animal to plan now for proper manure storage and usage during the fall and winter months.  Chery Sullivan with the WSDA says it’s important to understand the soil composition near any lagoons or fields where you plan to apply manure.  She said...

The EPA has until November 14th to decide how to enforce emissions requirements for thousands of animal feeding operations across the country.  According to Agri-Pulse, a recent Washington, D.C., Court of Appeals decision says the agency illegally exempted all but the largest operations from reporting releases of hazardous substances above certain levels.  Th...

Last week, the Washington Department of Ecology released the final rules for the Confined Animal Feeding Operation permit process.  The rules concern many associated with the dairy industry, including state Representative Vincent Buys, the ranking Republican on the House Ag and Natural Resources Committee.  He...