Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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.

Animal Agriculture 105

Animal Agriculture Agriculture Agriculture Manure 105

Food Tank

JUNE 12, 2024

“By regenerating soil health, sequestering carbon, and restoring biodiversity, sustainable ranching practices have the power to reverse the damage caused by decades of industrial agriculture.” Founded in 2016 by Cliff Pollard in the Bay Area of California, Cream Co. An assessment by the U.N.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Transfarmation and Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health focus on the experience within the animal agriculture industry. The plant was originally sold as both a cheap feed for livestock and a way to replenish soil, but eventually lost favor due to its aggressive growth.

Food 133

Food Agriculture Agriculture Supply Chain 133

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

Resources SRAP has compiled the relevant laws concerning industrial livestock operations in each state. If included, this could take away states’ power to make decisions about the conditions of industrial animal agriculture locally. I brought it to the planner, and I brought it to the county commissioners.”

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Farming Farming Processing Food 138

Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

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. A wellhead in Boardman, Oregon.

Ruralism 89

Ruralism Manure Farming Farming 89

Modern Farmer

APRIL 15, 2024

These digesters are becoming more common, particularly at larger dairy operations housing thousands of cows, called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). This is partially because they have been included as a key ingredient in the Biden administration’s pledge to reduce methane emissions in animal agriculture.

Manure 142

Manure Production Farming Farming 142

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

One estimate, informed by USDA data, suggests that 99 percent of livestock grown in the US is raised in a CAFO. This industry presents itself as a way to produce a lot of food while keeping costs down. This frequency with which polluting industries are built in these communities is evidence of ongoing environmental injustice.

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Farming Farming Manure Industrial Agriculture 108