October 26, 2022 Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) affirmed its support of Prop 12 when the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on October 11 … Read More
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project Affirms Support of Prop 12, as U.S. Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact: Julie Wilson Communications Manager Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (512) 665-8195 Juliew@sraproject.org October 11, 2022 Washington, D.C. —Today, as the U.S. … Read More
Notice of Public Hearing on CAFO Permits in Nebraska
Media contacts: Julie Wilson Communications Manager Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (512) 665-8195 Juliew@sraproject.org Jonathan Leo (423) 763-8808 jonathan.s.leo@gmail.com Regulators in Nebraska are set to renew … Read More
Tell the DNR to Strengthen Iowa’s CAFO Rules!
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) released its proposed rules for regulating concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Iowa. Unfortunately, the rules don’t go … Read More
Poultry Cracked Open: Life Beyond the Contract: How Three Contract Growers Left the Business
With industrialized poultry production comes a host of harms, including the exploitation of small farmers. In this series on Facebook Live, three former contract growers, … Read More
VICTORY! SRAP Helps Iowa Residents Stop a Large Iowa Select CAFO
It’s easy to build a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Iowa. Weak regulations and a powerful pork industry make Iowa the country’s leading pork … Read More
Missouri DNR Weakens Regulations on the State’s Largest CAFOs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Julie Wilson Communications Manager Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (512) 665-8195 Juliew@sraproject.org Melissa Vatterott Policy Director Missouri Coalition for the Environment … Read More
Victory! Iowa Select Withdraws Factory Farm Application in Tama County, Iowa
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Julie Wilson Communications Manager Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (512) 665-8195 Juliew [at] sraproject [dot] org Lisa Whelan Operations Director Iowa … Read More
WATCH: Smithfield Rap Sheet Exposes Decades of Factory Farm Pollution
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) reviewed three decades of public records and found Smithfield’s factory farms caused 748 reported spills, spewing more than 7.3 million … Read More