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Exiting the Factory Farm

Modern Farmer

Murphy Family Farms (later bought by Smithfield Foods) helped out with the loan needed to get started. The Faaborgs farmed hogs for 30 years. When Tanner Faaborg came back to the farm as an adult, the family began thinking about ways to transition out of hog farming. “We It sounded like a pretty good deal,” says Faaborg.

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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. But, over the last several years, there has been a wave of efforts to find ways to support farmers transitioning out of factory farming.

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Advice and Resources for Getting Out of Factory Farming

Modern Farmer

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. Have an open mind and do a little bit of research to see what’s out there because people are farming differently.

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World Food Safety Day: How ESG Regulations Drive Transparency in the Food Industry?

AGRIVI

Keeping food safe is a complex process that starts on the farm and ends with the consumer. This includes aspects such as resource usage, waste management, greenhouse gas emissions, labor conditions, and supply chain transparency.

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