Legislative Toolkit

Discover what factory farms are and how an operations ordinance can hold an owner accountable for impacts that may affect a community's health and property rights, especially in the context of local control as discussed by the Wisconsin legislature.

Discover how factory farms contribute to gas emissions that threaten human health, property rights, and local control, particularly in the discussions surrounding the Wisconsin legislature.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, there are currently 335 permitted factory farms in Wisconsin as of 2023, highlighting the ongoing discussions in the Wisconsin legislature regarding local control over these operations.

Collaborate with your Town Board to pass this resolution that opposes state preemption of local control over the operations of factory farms. Click for a template.

Collaborate with your County Board to pass this resolution that opposes state preemption of local control over the operations of factory farms. Click for a template.

Use this worksheet to map out the story you want to tell the Wisconsin legislature about why you're concerned about factory farms and the need for local control.

There is a direct link between Wisconsin's interstate natural gas pipelines and large factory farms that focus on the production and transportation of biogas generated from the methane in manure. This connection has implications for local control over agricultural practices, which is a topic currently being debated in the Wisconsin legislature.