A few years ago, concerned Indiana residents raised complaints with their elected officials about the storage of manure in remote ponds, or “lagoons” that were not sited next to existing livestock farms. There was also concern that poultry... Read More

David Letterman has his Top 10 list. Now the Indiana Department of Environment Management (IDEM) has its Top 10 list for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). These large livestock producers are primarily regulated through IDEM's confined... Read More

By Todd J. Janzen, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP The Department of Justice issued a press release earlier this week: WASHINGTON - Freedman Farms Inc. was sentenced today in federal court to five years probation and ordered to pay ... Read More

Two hog farming businesses and a Director must pay manure spill fines of $120,000, plus $30,000 victim fine surcharges, for discharging pig manure into the Thames River and Sweets Creek. The manure impaired the quality of water, contrary to the Ontario... Read More

Here is the presentation by Meredith James on Farm Animals, Manure and Environmental Law for the Animal Law section of the OBA . The presentation focuses on the manure produced by farm animals. In particular, the presentation looks at how manure is... Read More

By Todd J. Janzen, Partner, Plews Shadley Racher & Braun LLP The Department of Justice issued a press release earlier this week: WASHINGTON - Freedman Farms Inc. was sentenced today in federal court to five years probation and ordered to pay... Read More