Monday, February 27, 2006
Factory Farms Should Be Locally Regulated
Quaid City Times
Factory farms should be locally regulated
By Rich and Sue Sievers, Odebolt
Why don’t our state representatives act on the needs of their constituents? A Des Moines Register survey shows that over 70 percent of Iowans prefer local control (county level) over the construction of factory farms, as opposed to state control. This is exactly what House File 77 would provide, but the state legislature refuses to bring it to a vote.
Iowans should come together and decide at a county level whether or not a factory farm should be built. Local people know the land and their communities better than anyone.
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement members want to protect rural residents, family farmers and the environment. It is time our state legislators pass HF 77 and give the choice to the people who will be affected by the factory farms, not the bureaucrats in Des Moines.