Relentless rains this month have caused 17 manure pits at 15 large farms in southwestern Minnesota to overflow, releasing livestock waste into the environment. The overflows, all at open pit lagoons, ...

Feedlots likely contribute to the contamination of fresh produce in nearby fields, according to a study initiated after a deadly E. Coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce. The 2018 outbreak sickened ...

BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn.- Feedlot operators and ag consultants voiced frustration and concern March 24 in Blooming Prairie about new regulations involving a required permit. Paul Brietzke, center, ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is seeking input on an update to its animal feedlot rules, which regulate about 17,000 sites in the state. A room full of attendees at the Chatfield Center for ...

I remember people raising a big stink about feedlots years and years ago. Why weren't the problems addressed or fixed back then? Well, it's because more and bigger feedlots continue to be planned, and ...

After an 11,600-head cattle feedlot was approved near Monona, Iowa environmental groups are trying to keep other large-scale animal confinements out of northeast Iowa. The Iowa Environmental Council ...

The number of cattle in large U.S. feedlots on Jan. 1 at 11.8 million head was down 107,000 and 0.9% from a year earlier. Of the largest feedlot states, Texas and Kansas were each down 80,000 head ...

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency recently summarized comments received from the public as they work to amend rules that regulate animal feedlots and manure storage in the state. The request for ...

Runoff from industrialized agriculture is a leading cause of water pollution in Montana and the U.S., yet large livestock facilities often go unchecked. Groups voicing concerns about the issue said ...