factory farm
noun
: a large industrialized farm
especially
: a farm on which large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in conditions intended to maximize production at minimal cost
factory farming
noun
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In principle, there’s a lot of sense in capping the size of factory farms.
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
In early 2024, an NFPA expert committee overwhelmingly voted to update its animal housing code, which includes commercial livestock facilities, to require that buildings being built or renovated at mid- and large-sized factory farms install sprinkler systems starting in 2025.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
As her relatives started to fall ill, this encirclement of factory farms didn’t go unchallenged.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Farm fires and how to put them out Virtually all animals raised for meat, dairy, and eggs in the US are raised on factory farms, where thousands to tens of thousands of animals are crammed together in large warehouses.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
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Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
In early 2024, an NFPA expert committee overwhelmingly voted to update its animal housing code, which includes commercial livestock facilities, to require that buildings being built or renovated at mid- and large-sized factory farms install sprinkler systems starting in 2025.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
As her relatives started to fall ill, this encirclement of factory farms didn’t go unchallenged.
—Christine Ro, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2024
Farm fires and how to put them out Virtually all animals raised for meat, dairy, and eggs in the US are raised on factory farms, where thousands to tens of thousands of animals are crammed together in large warehouses.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Factory farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory%20farm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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