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Time-Out for New Mega-Dairies In 2017, Oregon regulators approved the controversial 30,000-cow Lost Valley mega-dairy near Boardman, Oregon. Opponents pointed out that Lost Valley was located in an area with contaminated drinking water and declining groundwater supplies, and that a 2008 program to require mega-dairies to reduce their air pollution was not in effect. Further, a growing number of mega-dairies are flooding the market with milk, driving down prices to historically low levels that are putting family farms out of business in Oregon and across the country. Now, the Oregon Legislature is considering putting a 'time-out' on permitting new mega-dairies, as well as reforms to protect family farms, water supplies, and clean air. Take action today to support a moratorium on new mega-dairies in Oregon! | |