Landowners seek answers from Dairyland Dairyland has proposed the construction of the landfill because of the increased amount of waste that is projected to be generated when it installs new "scrubber" equipment on the smokestack at its Genoa coal-fired power plant. The cooperative made the announcement initially by contacting some of the landowners at the two potential sites and asking them for permission to come onto their land to do soil testing. "When John Kennedy was killed I remember exactly where I was when that happened," said Carl Volden. "When the Challenger exploded I remember where I was then, and I know most of us in this area will never forget Sept. 19th. It was a real shock to us all." Carl Volden said many of the landowners were "disgusted" that Dairyland chose the tactics that they did to develop the landfill plan in secret and informing landowners the way that they did. Volden pointed to the Touchstone Energy logo that depicts people holding hands and said "that handshake was broken." Volden said many had gotten past the anger of that tactic and are now looking for ways to solve the problem without displacing landowners....Go here for more information on this situation.