Loopholes in state law let hog confinement operations open in some surprising rural areas of Iowa, and there's very little people living nearby can do. It all comes down to the Master Matrix. All but ...

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors has unanimously approved a construction evaluation resolution that strengthens the ...

As one of 12 legislators who drafted the bill in 2002 that created the Master Matrix, a current member of the Floyd County Board of Supervisors tasked with reviewing Master Matrix applications, and a ...

DES MOINES | The Iowa Department of Natural Resources reports 88 of 99 Iowa counties plan to evaluate construction permit applications and proposed locations for animal confinements by using the ...

Mitchell County is a farm/livestock producing county and I don't see that changing. This denial was not a change in our view of producers but merely due diligence on our part following the December ...

WEST UNION, Iowa -- Livestock producers and environmentalists disagreed last week on what the passing score should be on the master matrix during a statewide public hearing. Several county supervisors ...

Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) are damaging our environment, including water quality, throughout Iowa. Over the last 15 years or so, efforts to strengthen the master matrix continue.

The Story County Board of Supervisors will host a public meeting Tuesday to address possible changes in the system it uses to evaluate applications for livestock confinements. The meeting to gain ...