Fallon visits Newton during 12-county tour

Congressional candidate Ed Fallon believes Iowa needs to revitalize its rural economy and to that end, he is proposing a temporary moratorium on building new large-corporation hog confinement lots. “CAFO’s (confined animal feeding operations) are not just an environmental and health issue, they’re an economic issue as well,” he said. “My goal is to create a more equitable system that gives small farmers a chance.” Fallon stopped at Uncle Nancy’s in Newton on Tuesday as part of his 12-county “New Energy for Iowa Tour.” He is running against fellow Democrat and incumbent Rep. Leonard Boswell in the June 3 primary for Iowa’s 3rd district congressional seat. Fallon was touring the district to talk specifically about hog confinement lots and th