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Factory Farms

Global Meat Giants Fuel Major Future Risk of Creating Next Pandemic, Investor Group Warns

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Rep. Khanna Introduces 'Visionary' Bill to Take On Big Ag, Strengthen Family Farms

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Rep. Ro Khanna

"Mega meatpackers have extracted profits from farmers, workers, and consumers for too long."

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Ahead of Iowa Caucus, 2020 Candidates Urged to Back Moratorium on Factory Farms

Jon Queally, staff writer

A large coalition of residents and public interest groups lobbied the state legislature in Des Moines, Iowa to demand support for a moratorium on building new, and expanding existing, factory farms—also known as concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs). The coalition of factory farm opponents also presented a petition to all 2020 presidential candidates calling on them to support the state moratorium as well as federal legislation to curtail factory farms. (Photo: Citizens for Community Improvement A

"Any agricultural platform that does not adequately address the worsening...

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2020 Dems Called On to Follow Warren in Supporting 'No Big Ag Money Pledge'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

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Supporting the pledge commits candidates to prioritizing "the health of our...

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Top Global Scientists Call for 'Profound Food System Transformation' to Combat Extreme Malnutrition

Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

'The Bold Approach We Need': New Booker Ag Bill Includes First-Ever National Factory Farm Moratorium

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Move Over, Peak Oil. Scientists Say 'Peak Livestock' Must Arrive This Decade to Limit Global Heating

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To Combat Dishonest Marketing, New 'Farm vs. Factory' Website Contrasts Industrial and Sustainable Agriculture

WATCH: Coalition of 10,000 Farmers and Ranchers Call On Congress to Pass Green New Deal

New Report Details 10 'Critical Transitions' to Tackle the Climate Crisis and Feed the World

Literal Sh*t Storm: Warnings of Major Manure Threat as Hurricane Dorian Barrels Toward North Carolina Factory Farms

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UN Report Calls for Transforming Land Practices to Battle Hunger and 'Suffocating Blanket of Climate Emergency'

Factory Farm Manure Energy Is a Very Shitty Idea, New Paper Says

Bernie Sanders Takes on Monsanto, Big Ag Monopolies With Plan to 'Revitalize Rural America'

Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Lift Up Family Farmers Includes Barring Big Ag Mega-Mergers Like Monsanto-Bayer

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After Last Version Blocked, Iowa's New Ag-Gag Bill 'Gives Middle Finger to Free Speech, Consumer Protection, Food Safety, and Animal Welfare'

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Food & Water Watch

300 Diverse Advocacy Groups Endorse the Farm System Reform Act and Urge Quick Passage in Congress

Food & Water Watch

Oregon Department of Agriculture Considers Permitting New Mega-Dairy, Easterday Farms, While Small Dairy Farmers Dump Milk

Center for Food Safety

Groups Sue Farm Service Agency for Concealing Records on Funding of Industrial Animal Ag

Food & Water Watch

Broad Coalition Releases Letter Demanding 'No' Vote on Weak CAFO Bill in Oregon...

Food & Water Watch

New Consumer Lawsuit Challenges USDA’s Dirty and Dangerous New Swine Inspection System

Food & Water Watch

Public Interest Groups Sue EPA to Curb Slaughterhouse Pollution

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Anne Schechinger

New USDA Records Show Trade Bailout and Coronavirus Payments Went to the Largest Farms

Joseph Winters

Rather Than Cull Millions of Livestock, Let’s End Animal Agriculture

Zoe Weil

What We Choose to Eat Has Everything to Do With This Pandemic—and the Next One

Abigail Penny

Measuring Our Impact on the Planet

Kristin Ohlson

Regenerative Agriculture Is Key for a Sustainable Climate and Food System

Juliette Majot

Landmark UN Report Emphasizes Crucial Role of Regenerative Farming Practices to Address Climate and Food Emergencies

Brian Wakamo

We Have the Money to Fix Our Food System

Tia Schwab

The Scary New Math of Factory Farm Waste

Jim Goodman

Current Farm Crisis Offers Opportunity For Change

Isabel Marlens

The Farms of the Future