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Local Activists in Animal Agriculture-Heavy Areas Fight Nitrate Pollution

Daily Yonder

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition. Agriculture has become one of the most consolidated industries in the country.

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Factory Farms Explained

Modern Farmer

Concentrated animal feeding operations CAFOs are defined by the EPA as intensive feeding operations where many animals are confined and fed for at least 45 days per year (though it can be much more) and inevitably their manure and waste come in contact with ground and surface water. Photography via Shutterstock.

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Family Farmer Finds a Connection to Eaters Through Livestock

Food Tank

Consolidation throughout the agricultural sector has made it difficult for small, independent farms like the Huttons to survive. farms now control two-thirds of total agricultural land, according to the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The number of farms in the U.S. Only 4 percent of U.S. Only 4 percent of U.S.

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Rural Drinking Water Has a Nitrate Problem

Modern Farmer

The Lower Yakima Valley in Washington state has been home to large-scale animal agriculture for decades, but in 2008 when one dairy operation tried moving onto the Yakima Indian Reservation, the community balked at the proposition. Agriculture has become one of the most consolidated industries in the country.

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Animal Ag News 12/9

Agwired

Department of Agricultures (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) , which builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy cattle was first detected in March 2024.

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When Corporate Sustainability Goals Are Good for Business

Modern Farmer

The title of Maisie Ganzler’s new book, You Can’t Market Manure at Lunchtime: And Other Lessons from the Food Industry for Creating a More Sustainable Company , was born out of an experience Ganzler had while operating as chief strategy and brand officer at Bon App é tit Management Company. And there’s a lot of different things in play.

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Transfarmation: The Movement to Free Us From Factory Farming

Modern Farmer

(Photography by Transfarmation / Mercy for Animals) In the United States, we still hold close an image of a quaint, independent family farm. But what actually exists is industrial animal agriculture, a system that does more harm than good. In late 2019, Mercy For Animals, the organization I lead, launched a new project.

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