WEST UNION, Iowa -- Livestock producers and environmentalists disagreed last week on what the passing score should be on the master matrix during a statewide public hearing. Several county supervisors ...

DES MOINES | The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports 88 of 99 Iowa counties plan to evaluate construction permit applications and proposed locations for animal confinements by using the ...

Not everyone is pleased, but the Iowa Environmental Protection Commission last week gave its final approval to the master matrix, a set of criteria that will impact how factory farm permits are ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Iowans concerned with the proliferation of large-scale animal feeding operations are beating the drum for changes that include local control for counties and changes to Iowa's master ...