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. 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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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

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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Cropaia

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Some platforms even facilitate contract farming agreements, securing fair prices in advance and reducing uncertainty. AI-Powered Farm Management: Smarter Risk Mitigation Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing farm management by providing real-time risk assessment, predictive analytics, and automated decision-making.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This spring, Minh and Nhu-Hai Ngo were so stressed out by being at home on their farm in Vienna, Georgia, they made plans to visit family in Vietnam. 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.

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