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According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service (USDA ERS, 2018), land comprises greater than 80 percent of the assets in the farm sector. Because land makes up such a large majority of assets in the farm sector, changes in the value of agricultural land has a significant impact on all who have a stake in the farm sector. Many previous studies have attempted to explain the variation in farmland values, but none have considered the possibility that confined animal feeding facilities (CAFOs) with a certain proximity of an agricultural land parcel may have an effect on the value of the land. Using agricultural land parcel sales data from the Kansas Department of Revenue Division of Property Valuation between the years of 2011 and 2017 and CAFO data provided by the Kansas Department of Agriculture, this study attempts to determine if a meaningful relationship exists between the sales price of Kansas agricultural parcels and the number of CAFOs within a given distance. This study found a positive relationship between the price per acre of agricultural landsales and CAFOs within 25 miles of the parcel sale on average between the years of 2011 and 2017, and a negative relationship between the sales price per acre of agricultural land and the number of CAFOs between 25 miles and 50 miles of the parcel sale.
Air Emissions from Animal Feeding Operations: Current Knowledge, Future Needs discusses the need for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to implement a new method for estimating the amount of ammonia, nitrous oxide, methane, and other pollutants emitted from livestock and poultry farms, and for determining how these emissions are dispersed in the atmosphere. The committee calls for the EPA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to establish a joint council to coordinate and oversee short - and long-term research to estimate emissions from animal feeding operations accurately and to develop mitigation strategies. Their recommendation was for the joint council to focus its efforts first on those pollutants that pose the greatest risk to the environment and public health.
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have generated more land-use controversy than most rural areas have seen in decades. They often locate in communities that lack the planning and zoning tools to deal with their impacts. Matters are often complicated by state laws limiting local zoning authority over agriculture. This report examines the regulatory options open to rural communities, the practical challenges of acquiring needed expertise to evaluate proposed uses, and the environmental and social impacts that can be expected from this industry. It offers regulatory alternatives for local communities based on the realities of their own legal and enforcement capacities.
Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) are large livestock and poultry operations that raise animals in a confined situation. CAFOs may improve the efficiency of animal production, but the large amounts of manure they produce can, if improperly managed, degrade air and water quality. The EPA requires CAFOs that discharge certain pollutants to obtain a permit. This testimony summarizes the findings of a Sept. 4, 2008 report on: (1) trends in CAFOs; (2) amounts of waste they generate; (3) findings of key research on CAFOs¿ health and environmental impacts; (4) progress made in developing CAFO air emissions protocols; and (5) the effect of recent court decisions on EPA¿s regulation of CAFO water pollutants.
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) are large livestock and poultry operations that raise animals in a confined situation. CAFOs can improve the efficiency of animal production but large amounts of manure can degrade air and water quality. The EPA is responsible for regulating CAFOs and requires CAFOs that discharge certain pollutants to obtain a permit. This report discusses: (1) trends in CAFOs over the past 30 years; (2) amounts of waste they generate; (3) findings of key research on CAFOs¿ health and environmental impacts; (4) EPA¿s progress in developing CAFO air emissions protocols; and (5) effect of recent court decisions on EPA¿s regulation of CAFO water pollutants. Includes recommendations. Illustrations.