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September 2, 2025 In News

Colorado Public Radio: Dairy Worker Families Call for Reforms and Recognition After Tragic Accident Kills Six

“These are not ‘Old McDonald’s Farm’ with sort of a small scale and small risks. These are large industrial facilities,” said Kelsey Eberly, an attorney at FarmSTAND, a national organization that advocates for better environmental practices and worker protections in the U.S. food system. “These...

March 26, 2025 In News

Animal Law Podcast: The Case of the Cows, the Gas, and the Money with Kelsey Eberly and Skye Walker

"FarmSTAND attorneys Kelsey Eberly and Skye Walker join us on this episode to discuss an absolutely infuriating case, Blumm v Northwest Natural Gas Company. They explain how an increasing number of dairy farms are more in the business of selling the methane being produced by...

A dairy worker attaches machinery to a cow. There are several cows lined up with their backs to the worker.

January 23, 2025 In Blog

The Racist Roots of Industrial Ag’s Favorite Loopholes

Stopping Agricultural Exceptionalism’s Harm to the Environment and Workers Keeps Getting More Important ...

December 9, 2024 In Resource Materials

Appeal Opinion (Daley v Winona-LSP)

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December 9, 2024 In Press Release

LSP Applauds Appeals Court Ruling on Winona County CAFO

“The Court of Appeals decision today is another victory for democracy, and for clean water for the people of Winona County,” said Holly Bainbridge, FarmSTAND staff attorney and counsel for LSP. “It’s essential that all Big Ag attempts to use the civil justice system to...

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September 27, 2024 In Blog

The Government Should Be Protecting People, Not Profits, from Bird Flu

We’ve known about the spread of bird flu to dairy cows, dairy workers, and poultry workers since early 2024, yet we still know very little about how many people and animals are getting sick and how we’ll be able to contain the spread of disease....

May 28, 2024 In Resource Materials

Appeal Brief of Respondent-Intervenors LSP and DDW (Daley v Winona-LSP)

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May 16, 2024 In Blog

Factory Farms Are A Breeding Ground For Disease. We Deserve A Healthier Food System.

These industrial-scale operations come at an extreme cost to animal welfare and public health. Close confinement of animals can increase disease transmission. More contact with other animals, longer contact, poor ventilation, and lack of sunlight all mean more and better chances for disease to spread....

March 6, 2024 In Resource Materials

Order Summary Judgment (Daley v Winona-LSP)

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March 6, 2024 In Resource Materials

Winona County Reply-Response for Summary Judgment (Daley v Winona-LSP)

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