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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Her mother’s pullets were raised clean on a green yard, on a menu of crushed corn and wayward bugs, not manufactured in the crowd and reek of a modern-day factory farm, fattened on fish meal.
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Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
The records further show that state authorities have cited protests as a reason to conceal information about disease outbreaks at factory farms from the public.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 3 June 2025
Bird flu remains a major threat that will strike again—as long as factory farms continue to dominate our poultry market.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 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
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Rick Bragg, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2025
The records further show that state authorities have cited protests as a reason to conceal information about disease outbreaks at factory farms from the public.
—Dell Cameron, Wired News, 3 June 2025
Bird flu remains a major threat that will strike again—as long as factory farms continue to dominate our poultry market.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 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
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“Factory farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory%20farm. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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