Monday, July 25, join us for a showing of The People’s Hearing, 6:30pm, Friends Meeting House, 4211 Grand Ave.  Community members, farmers, and experts had plenty to say about factory farm harms at The People’s Hearing on June 18 in Ames. Testifiers from around the state provided solid arguments supporting the immediate enactment of a factory farm moratorium.

Food & Water Watch senior organizer John Aspray said moratorium bills have been introduced every year since 2017, but legislators have prevented even so much as a fair subcommittee public hearing from taking place—preventing any legislative discussions or votes on the proposals.

All testimony was presented before three judges: Senator Claire Celsi,  Professor Silvia Secchi of the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences at the University of Iowa, and Dr. Francis Thicke, co-owner of Radiance Dairy, soil scientist, and JFAN board member.