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Indiana Boosts Funding for CAFO Inspections
Indiana Boosts Funding for CAFO Inspections INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana is boosting its efforts to ensure that Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations are following the rules.
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management inspects and regulates CAFOs, which often are criticized for animal-welfare and food-safety issues. The new state budget sets funding for CAFO inspections at more than $3 million annually for 2019 through 2021 – a sharp contrast to the roughly $318,000 a year in the last budget.
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