Civil Eats

AUGUST 16, 2023

When you approach the poultry paddocks at Salvatierra Farms outside Northfield, Minnesota, you might not notice how many chickens are hiding among the tall grasses and young hazelnut trees at first. Each poultry flock or “unit” includes 1,500 chickens, a barn, and 1.5 And that’s by design.

Poultry 97

Poultry Processing Acre Farming 97

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 24, 2023

This process constructs a healthy and wider root system for the plant, thus making it stronger. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of.

Compost 98

Compost Manufacturing Processing Production 98

Kavya Organic Farm

AUGUST 29, 2023

This process constructs a healthy and wider root system for the plant, thus making it stronger. Using biological waste (such as manure from poultry and animals) can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of.

Fertilizer 93

Fertilizer Compost Manufacturing Processing 93

Civil Eats

JULY 12, 2023

Last year, a Civil Eats investigation revealed the scope of the rider’s reach: It exempts the vast majority— 96 percent —of meat, dairy, and poultry operations that hire workers in the U.S. Since 2003, our investigation found, more than 13 people have drowned or asphyxiated in manure pits at dairies. from OSHA oversight.

Farming 80

Farming Farming Animal Agriculture Agriculture 80

Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Burdette, a riverkeeper with the environmental group Cape Fear River Watch, was worried that some of the local pig farmers might try to drain their manure lagoons before the rains hit, to prevent them from overflowing. Most of the state’s 9 million pigs live indoors, their waste flushed through slats into open pits called lagoons.

Farming 133

Farming Farming Ruralism Livestock 133

Food Environment and Reporting Network

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Burdette, a riverkeeper with the environmental group Cape Fear River Watch, was worried that some of the local pig farmers might try to drain their manure lagoons before the rains hit, to prevent them from overflowing. Most of the state’s 9 million pigs live indoors, their waste flushed through slats into open pits called lagoons.

Farming 78

Farming Farming Ruralism Livestock 78