The links below are to stories and letters to the Editor in The Joplin Globe regarding Roaring River Parks Alliance and CAFOs:
Study: CAFOs affect neighbors’ property w/ Pew Commission study and other CAFO info | |
For more information on Roaring River Parks Alliance, CAFOs, etc. click on these links to stories and letters to the Editor in The Joplin Globe:
Tuesday, October 30, 2007 | |
CAFO opponents cite presentation setbacks in appeal of permit | |
4:44 p.m. CAFO opponents seek stay of operating pernit for operation near Roaring River State Park | |
Opponents of chicken operation near park fight operating permit | |
3:59 p.m. Challenge filed for operating permit granted to CAFO near Roaring River | |
10:22 a.m. DNR grants operating permit to Barry County CAFO near Roaring River | |
11:37 a.m. Roaring River CAFO stayed following administrative hearing |
For more information on Roaring River Parks Alliance, CAFOs, etc. click on these links to stories and letters to the Editor
Concerns remain over CAFO near park Tuesday Apr 1, 2008
Legislation is foul, just like air would be Thursday Mar 27, 2008
When will DNR get some common sense? (Letters to the Editor ~ 06/05/08)
Dear Editor: It has come to my attention that there is a new application for an operating permit for George's Inc. at the Cassville Processing Plant. I found it on the DNR website on Sunday, June 1, 2008, but the permit was dated June 2, 2008. The deadline to write to DNR for comments was June 1...
Who is ensuring your food is safe? (Op/Ed Columns ~ 02/02/08)
Dear Editor: There has been a lot of publicity of late about the increased occurrence of antibiotic resistant staph infections, known as MRSA. This is described as a "superbug" that causes staph infections, which are difficult to treat and can result in the loss of limbs and life...
Writer offers readers update of CAFO case (Op/Ed Columns ~ 01/10/08)
Dear Editor: Knowing that there are those who are interested in the opposition of the CAFO currently in operation near Roaring River State Park, we thought it would be a good idea to submit a letter updating everyone on the progress of the Roaring River Parks Alliance...
Trout fishermen join Alliance effort (Op/Ed Columns ~ 12/19/07)
Dear Editor, On Thursday evening, Dec. 6, it was a cold and windy night with rain coming down and turning to ice on the cars. In spite of the weather conditions, there was a pretty good turn out at the Springfield Nature Center, where the Roaring River Parks Alliance was invited to speak before the Missouri Trout Fishermen Association of Springfield. I would guess 25 to 30 men and women were there to hear our presentation...
Controversy is not personal argument (Op/Ed Columns ~ 10/25/07)
Dear Editor: This is a reply to Mrs. Ozbun's letter to the editor on Oct. 10. After reading the letter, my first reaction was to take each point she made and provide a more accurate account, but then I changed my mind because this is not a personal disagreement between two people, 10 people or a 100 people...
Concerned about all who enjoy our park (Op/Ed Columns ~ 10/25/07)
Dear Editor: Michelle Ozbun knew almost from the day she filed a permit that this location for a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) was going to be a huge issue that was not going to go away. She chose to proceed rather than to wait for the outcome of the objections to be heard...
Editorial did not offer balanced view (Op/Ed Columns ~ 10/11/07)
Dear Editor: I would like to comment on the editorial in the Oct. 5th edition of the paper. I am sure that those of us opposed to the CAFO near Roaring River appreciate that our letters have been printed. We do not hesitate to print our names even though the threat of reprisal is as likely for us as it is for this unidentified writer whom you quote...
Letter writer replies to Oct. 5 editorial (Op/Ed Columns ~ 10/11/07)
Dear Editor: This is a comment to the Oct. 5th editorial concerning residents vs Ozbun poultry facility. A community against confined animal feeding operations [CAFOs] is not just a Barry County issue. A northeast Missouri county commissioner correctly warned, "The first thing a CAFO does is divide a community."...
A more balanced view (Op/Ed Columns ~ 10/04/07)
The majority of unsigned letters to the editor I receive are worthless. They either spew hatred, accuse someone of some nefarious deed without a shred of proof or point out my faults as an editor in not-too-kind language. The fact that these individuals do not have the courage to sign their name to their words or accusations reveals cowardice and makes their opinions lack credibility. ...
CAFO opponents appeal Ozbun operating permit (Local News ~ 09/19/07)
An appeal challenging the operating permit for the Ozbun confined animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Eagle Rock has been filed with Missouri's Administrative Hearing Commission (AHC). This latest appeal is asking the Commission to stay an operating permit that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued on Aug. 22...
Why are CAFOs being supported by MDNR? (Op/Ed Columns ~ 09/13/07)
Dear Editor: Why is it that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) is so adamantly supporting concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) at the expense of family farmers and the environment? Note that the word used was "supporting." MDNR is not merely acquiescing to CAFOs that coincidentally are locating near state parks and historic sites, but are issuing permits that are suspect, unnecessary, non-protective, and maybe illegal...
The time to speak (Op/Ed Columns ~ 09/08/07)
out for our parks Dear Editor: I am astonished, astounded, angers, and if that's not enough alliteration for you, absolutely appalled and almost, but not quite, speechless about the Department of Natural Resources' issuance of an operating permit for a 65,000-plus chicken CAFO very near Roaring River State Park while a stay has been ordered against the very construction of that CAFO. ...
DNR issues operating permit for CAFO (Local News ~ 08/30/07)
On Aug. 22, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a permit to operate a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) to Rodney and Michelle Ozbun, of Eagle Rock. This action took place less than a month after the Ozbuns' construction permit was stayed by the Missouri Administra-tive Hearing Commission. In issuing the stay, Commission-er John Kopp stated that the construction permit had been granted without all of the legal requirements having been met...
Childers' letter offers (Op/Ed Columns ~ 08/23/07)
pathetic explanation Dear Editor: I have read the pathetic explanation DNR Director Doyle Childers just wrote on the Aug. 15 Commentary page, attempting to explain why their department is ignoring citizen concerns about the impact the Ozbun's chicken CAFO is likely to have on Roaring River State Park...
DNR has not ignored (Op/Ed Columns ~ 08/17/07)
citizens' concerns Dear Editor: I am writing to respond to a letter by Kathy Casey that was published on July 19. Ms. Casey claims that I have ignored citizens' concerns about the concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) near Eagle Rock. However, this is far from the truth...
CAFO permit stayed after appeal hearing (Local News ~ 08/09/07)
Those who oppose construction of a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) near Roaring River State Park have been successful in getting the construction permit stayed by the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission. The judge who heard an appeal, which was filed by neighboring property owner Mark Stephenson and a large number of individuals representing Friends of Roaring River, announced his decision to stay the permit on July 31. ...
Compromise is no better than original (Op/Ed Columns ~ 04/12/07)
Dear Editor: This letter is in response to the April press release from Charles E. Kruse, president of Missouri Farm Bureau. Mr. Kruse let us tell it as it really is. You and your organization use the term "farm family" loosely. The true family farmers are the dedicated individuals that toil, work the land and respect their neighbors as they have throughout history, and are the backbone of our agricultural system in our state and country. ...
What you really need to know about SB364 (Op/Ed Columns ~ 04/12/07)
Dear Editor: The citizens of Barry County have a right to know more about SB 364 (the bill before Missouri senators and representatives) than what Mr. Kruse told you in last week's letter to the editor. Here are some of the highlights of the bill that he DIDN'T tell you...
Farm groups and counties are united (Op/Ed Columns ~ 04/05/07)
Dear Editor: Recognizing the important roles of local government, our coalition of 19 agricultural organizations has reached an agreement with the Missouri Association of Counties (MAC) on a major revision of SB 364, the Missouri Farm and Food Preservation Act. The substitute version strikes a reasonable balance between protecting the rights of farmers and the general public...
Reasoning flawed in anti-CAFO argument (Op/Ed Columns ~ 03/22/07)
To the Editor: Much has been written and said criticizing animal feeding operations, but as a farmer, I question the reasoning. I think it is impossible for the human species to know exactly what other animals think about their environment. Does a pig prefer to lay outside in a mud hole in all kinds of weather or in a clean, dry environmentally controlled climate? Would a dairy cow prefer to be tied in a tie stall barn all night or be free to wander outside and lay in wet snow or on ice-covered barn lots?. ...
Travesty was made (Op/Ed Columns ~ 03/09/07)
of democratic process Dear Editor: This was a letter to the senators on the Ag Committee after a hearing on SB 364, which threatens to take away locol control of Confined Animal Feeding Operations. The bill was passed out of committee on party lines in spite of a huge crowd against it...
Permit okayed despite protests (Local News ~ 03/09/07)
The permit allows for construction of a Class 1C concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) on property that has been owned by Michele Ozbun's family for over 100 years. The facility will be operated as a "no-discharge" operation, which means waste must be contained and stored until it can be properly land applied...
CAFO issue comes before health board (Local News ~ 03/02/07)
On Feb. 22, several Eagle Rock residents appeared before the Barry County Health Department Board of Trustees to ask the board to enact regulations that would stop the construction of a Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) near Highway F between Roaring River State Park and Eagle Rock...
Finding balance (Op/Ed Columns ~ 02/22/07)
The debate concerning concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) is heating up across the state and a proposed pullet house project in Eagle Rock has brought the subject close to home. For the past few weeks, the Cassville Democrat has published letters to the editor concerning CAFOs. ...
Industrial agriculture needs to be regulated (Op/Ed Columns ~ 02/22/07)
Dear Editor: With interest I read the Feb. 8 letter to the editor from Farm Bureau President Charles Kruse. A few years ago I may have taken his statement that "production agriculture is already regulated heavily at the state and federal level" at face value and believed that was probably so. ...