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. Read about how contract farming affects mental health , from Paula’s perspective.

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

When Tanner Faaborg came back to the farm as an adult, the family began thinking about ways to transition out of hog farming. “We We started to see all these family farms just disappearing,” he says. And then it became this kind of existential thought process for us on, you know, what is the future of this farm?”

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Modern Farmer

MAY 7, 2024

While contract farming, or “factory farming,” has been exposed in the media for being exploitative of animals, the farmers who sign contracts with companies like Tyson, Perdue or other big players in animal agriculture also find themselves backed into a financial corner. This former chicken barn is now a greenhouse.

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AGRIVI

JUNE 7, 2023

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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