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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Bird flu remains a major threat that will strike again—as long as factory farms continue to dominate our poultry market.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Millions of birds have to be euthanized every time avian flu is discovered at a factory farm.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
People who live within miles of factory farms report terrible stenches that keep them indoors and force them to have their windows closed.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
Communities near factory farms have also reported animal waste polluting their waterways with nitrates.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Millions of birds have to be euthanized every time avian flu is discovered at a factory farm.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2025
People who live within miles of factory farms report terrible stenches that keep them indoors and force them to have their windows closed.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
Communities near factory farms have also reported animal waste polluting their waterways with nitrates.
—Sam Delgado, Vox, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Factory farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory%20farm. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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