Leonidas NewsLocal news for Leonidas, MI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.CORRECTIONS- May 29, 2008 Farm company representatives were at meeting A story on Page A1 of Thursday's Kalamazoo Gazette should have said that a consultant and a company representative from Vreba-Hoff Dairy Development were in ...http://www.topix.net/city/leonidas-mi/2008/05/corrections?fromrss=1 Continue reading "Michigan Department of Environmental Quality...- May 27, 2008 Potential contamination of groundwater and possible waste discharge into a tributary of the St.http://www.topix.net/city/leonidas-mi/2008/05/continue-reading-michigan-department-of-envi... CAFO concerns in St. Joseph County- May 25, 2008 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations have evolved over the years into mega-farms, housing thousands of animals.http://www.topix.net/city/leonidas-mi/2008/05/cafo-concerns-in-st-joseph-county-2?fromrss=... Residents raising stink over the smell- May 23, 2008 In St. Joseph County, folks get a chance to weigh in on a controversial dairy farm planned for Leonidas Township.http://www.topix.net/city/leonidas-mi/2008/05/residents-raising-stink-over-the-smell?fromr... Discharge permit last hurdle for large farm- May 20, 2008 The 2,000 cows would generate 44,000 gallons of waste a day. Representatives of a proposed large dairy farm on Longnecker Road must persuade the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality they have a ...http://www.topix.net/city/leonidas-mi/2008/05/discharge-permit-last-hurdle-for-large-farm?... CAFOs in conflict: Huge farms increase efficiency but create environmental concerns- May 18, 2008 Cattle in barns at the VDS Farms concentrated-animal-feeding-operation in Fulton.http://www.topix.net/city/leonidas-mi/2008/05/cafos-in-conflict-huge-farms-increase-effici... CAFO Concerns In St. Joseph County- May 1, 2008 "Show me one where the property values went up, where the air quality was improved and where the ground water was at less risk than before" Michigan is home to about 220 Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, but trouble over one dairy cattle farm in St. via WWMT-TV Kalamazoohttp://www.topix.net/city/leonidas-mi/2008/05/cafo-concerns-in-st-joseph-county?fromrss=1 |