Chicken Factory

Take Personal Responsibility For Pollution

February 25, 2017 Water Quality Threats, Environmental Threats, State Government Threats, Water Quantity Threats - Withdrawal Permits (under WMDs), Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs) Leave a Comment

The following article by OSFR advisor Dr. Robert Knight is online in the Gainesville Sun and will appear in the Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 edition. The entire article can be seen at this link. The […]

County Land Use Regulation Changes Are Underway

March 24, 2016 Events (Advocacy), Events (Education), County Government Solutions, Volunteering Leave a Comment

The long-awaited meeting requested by OSFR with the county to discuss change for the land use regulations finally took place on Tues. March 22 at the Fort White library. A large group attended and among […]

SRWMD Valenstein Visits Columbia Co. BOCC

February 6, 2016 Aquifer Recharge, Presentations (speaking, PowerPoint, forums), Volunteering 1 Comment

Tues. Feb. 4 at the board of commissioners in Lake City, the executive director of Suwannee River Water Management District Noah Valenstein appeared and spoke briefly. Newly appointed after Ann Shortelle was moved to the […]

Successful Chicken March and BOCC Meeting in Lake City

January 23, 2016 Environmental Threats, Events (Advocacy), Events (Education), County Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs), Volunteering 5 Comments

People interested in changing the zoning laws in Columbia County in order to protect our springs and rivers and our rural way of life gathered in Lake City yesterday Jan. 21. First they drew attention […]

JTC Farm Hit With FWC $30,260 Mitigation Fee

January 22, 2016 Environmental Threats, THREATS, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats, County Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs) 2 Comments

Chicken Collision – Was Everybody Blind? JTC Farm Hit With FWC $30,260 Mitigation Fee Posted January 22, 2016 05:55 am By Stew Lilker COLUMBIA COUNTY, FL – With blindfolded eyes or a blind eye […]

Action Alert For Chicken Factory Demonstrations

January 18, 2016 Action Alerts!, Events (Advocacy), County Government Solutions, Volunteering 9 Comments

Policy Director Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson has issued the following Action Alert information: Chicken March planned in Lake City and Fort White. please share with friends, family and co-workers. Several citizen demonstrations against industrial, factory agricultural operations […]

Chicken Mess In South Columbia County

January 9, 2016 Environmental Threats, THREATS, County Government Threats, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs) 5 Comments

Stew Lilker’s Columbia County Observer recently ran the following article: South Columbia Cnty Residents vs. 1,000,000 Chickens in Their Backyards Posted January 06, 2016 01:25 am By Stew Lilker Thirty people from the area attended […]

New Concerns Regarding Ft. White Chicken Factory

November 25, 2015 THREATS, Environmental Threats, County Government Threats, Miscellaneous, Water Quality Threats - Intensive Livestock Farming (CAFOs) 2 Comments

OSFR Policy Director Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson speaks out on WCJBTV about the chicken factory being constructed near Fort White. There were already many concerns that it is situated atop the Floridan aquifer in a high […]

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