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They Once Worked in Factory Farming. Not Anymore.

Modern Farmer

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their children. Debt is one of the biggest hurdles to transitioning out of contract farming, says Whitley.

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Exiting the Factory Farm

Modern Farmer

(Photography credit to Transfarmation / Mercy For Animals) Risk tolerance While many contract farmers find themselves in parallel positions—burdened with debt and lacking independence in making decisions on their farm—the path out of factory farming looks a little different for everyone.

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For Contract Farmers, the Election Could Change Everything—or Nothing at All

Civil Eats

Minh started raising chickens in 2016, when he and Nhu-Hai took out a federal loan to purchase a farm with eight long metal barns built for housing poultry. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Every few months, Tyson employees dropped off chicks and feed. What a monopoly does.

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