Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

There are small, medium and large CAFOs, with the largest of these—housing thousands to tens of thousands of animals—embodying the truest definition of a “factory farm.” Foster Farms is coming to town Linn County is tucked into the western part of Oregon and home to many family-run farms.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 13, 2024

There are small, medium and large CAFOs, with the largest of these—housing thousands to tens of thousands of animals—embodying the truest definition of a “factory farm.” Foster Farms is coming to town Linn County is tucked into the western part of Oregon and home to many family-run farms. Something had to be done.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 11, 2025

The food system is responsible for an estimated one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions driving this crisis. One key reason: the industrial food chain and its ultra-processed foods are deeply dependent on fossil fuels. Theyve got their eyes on one: the food system. Meanwhile, we collectively pay the true cost.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 15, 2024

A new report by Friends of the Earth US and Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) backs up that sentiment. The study suggests that methane digesters create incentives for the growth of industrial agriculture, further entrenching food systems that harm both people and the environment.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Industrial Farm Animal Production, the Environment, and Public Health edited by James Merchant and Robert Martin This compilation of essays explores the history and consequences of the movement that led to industrialization of animal production.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

There has always been a recognition that while the beings that we center are farm animals, the interrelated issues caused by factory farming hurt all of us—animals, people, and the planet. And he was mainstreaming those concerns and critiques around factory farming through compassion and empathy for animal beings.

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