Tag: factory farms

Ammonia from farms drives lung conditions, heart disease and chronic illness – and we have been able to put a figure on the cost

Here’s what the data reveal about the country’s factory farm hotbed.

Yale researchers found elevated cancer rates in heavily concentrated CAFO counties in California, Iowa, and Texas, adding urgency to concerns about manure waste, nitrate contamination, and rural drinking water safety.

The least humane way of culling poultry and pigs has become increasingly common.

Zoonotic diseases linked to factory farming raise pandemic risks, but food tech innovations offer a safer alternative.

There has been a 29 percent increase in cattle farms with 5,000 or more cattle since 2012, and a 17 percent increase in the largest chicken farms.

The diet of factory-farmed animals is linked to environmental destruction around the globe.

“When a single company has leverage over so much farmland, its actions have substantial consequences."

Congress is considering an allocation for the mass killing of farmed animals.

"Farmers and ranchers need a marketplace that compensates them fairly and Senator Booker's Farm System Reform Act is a big step in the right direction.”