Senate Bill 391: Fighting to Reclaim Local Control

As of January 1, 2019, there were 506 concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the state of Missouri. While other states – like our neighbors in Iowa – have significantly more CAFOs than we do, Missouri may have the weakest rules governing CAFOs in the entire country. CAFOs present a slew of environmental, human health,…

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CAFO Cartoon Videos Mislead the Public

There are a lot of misinformation about the impacts of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations on our health, on our environment, and on rural communities and economies. MCE has long been fighting the proliferation of CAFOs in Missouri and seek to provide thorough information about their negative impacts on Missourians. In October, the University of Missouri…

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CAFO Cartoon Videos Mislead the Public

Comment on DNR’s Regulatory Rollbacks for CAFOs

August 21, 2018 Before leaving his office as Governor, Eric Greitens set in motion an aggressive state government wide “red tape reduction” effort. His goal was to reduce the number of “needless and burdensome regulations” by one third across all state agencies. We are tracking some the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) “red tape…

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Comment on DNR’s Regulatory Rollbacks for CAFOs

Connecting the dots: The evolving saga in the link between the Clean Water Commission and factory farms

Opposing any regulation that may cut into its profits,the industrial meat production sector has a disturbingly close tie to the public commission that oversees water protections in Missouri. The factory farm lobby has focused its efforts on compromising our state Clean Water Commission which certifies the industry’s permits. A new state law has removed the…

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Interactive CAFO Map and Story Map

Interactive Map of Missouri CAFOs According to records provided by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR), there were fewer CAFOs operating in our state on January 1, 2019 than there were in 2016. However, as of January 1, 2019, there were only three Class II (small) CAFOs in our state and over 500 Class…

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Interactive CAFO Map and Story Map