Agriculture Contract Farming Family Farming Processing 
Modern Farmer
MAY 7, 2024
Murphy Family Farms (later bought by Smithfield Foods) helped out with the loan needed to get started. When Tanner Faaborg came back to the farm as an adult, the family began thinking about ways to transition out of hog farming. “We We started to see all these family farms just disappearing,” he says.
Modern Farmer
MAY 7, 2024
In part one and part two of our series on transitioning out of factory farming, we heard from both farmers who have made or are making the transition, as well as the organizations that support producers through this process. Read about how contract farming affects mental health , from Paula’s perspective.
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