Science & Environment

Requiem for a mega-dairy: Bills seek moratorium on supersize dairy farms in Oregon

By Bradley W. Parks (OPB)
Bend, Ore. Jan. 27, 2021 2 p.m. Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 12:25 a.m.

A coalition of environmental and animal welfare groups wants to halt permitting industrial dairies in Oregon — at least until more regulations are in place, perhaps for good — as the industry tries to heal the “black eye” left by Lost Valley Farms.