Green County
Defending our Farmland
Will you be receiving untreated liquid manure from Pinnacle Dairy? - check the map
We are a grassroots citizen group of farmers and concerned residents. Our goal is to protect the health and safety of Green County, WI from CAFO's.
Resources
- On May 8, 2018: Livestock Facility Study Group recommendations were accepted by the County Board - Recommendations & Report
- Support the WI CAFO Moratorium - facebook group
- Why you should be concerned about the Pinnacle Dairy
- Pinnacle Dairy owner has manure spill at his St. Croix , WI CAFO
- Emerald - Clean Water for All - Local WI group fighting for clean water
- Green County “Moratorium on Animal Feedlot Permitting" August 2017
- Green County Livestock Facility Study Group - UW-Extension
- CAFO White Paper with in-depth information on Factory Farms: pollution to local wells and waterways, lower property values and damage to communities authored by the John Muir chapter of the Wisconsin Sierra Club
- CDC report - Understanding Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Their Impact on Communities
CAFO = Concentrated/Confined Animal Feeding Operation also called Industrial Agriculture or Factory Farm
