Currently, the EPA authorizes the Iowa Department of Natural Resources to regulate Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) through Clean Water Act permits. However, the Environmental Integrity Group, Iowa Chapter of Sierra Club and Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement have petitioned the EPA to … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Worker’s Comp and Nebraska’s Producers: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You — PART II
Failing to meet the Worker’s Compensation Act requirement as outlined in Part I can result in some serious repercussions. A Nebraska producer who fails to comply with even one of the Worker’s Compensation Act’s requirements can lose his/her exempt status and become liable under the Act. … Continue reading
Worker’s Comp and Nebraska Producers: What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You — PART I
If you operate a small farm or livestock operation in Nebraska, you are probably used tobeing exempt from providing worker’s compensation coverage to your employees. But in 2003, the Nebraska legislature changed the law. Although most small producers continue to be exempt … Continue reading
Relief from the Heat; Farm Bill program compensates for heat-related livestock deaths.
Breaking news…it’s been hot across the Midwest for the past two weeks. Okay, so it is not breaking news and it is not breaking news to livestock producers that the heat has stressed herds across the country. The record low national cattle … Continue reading