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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But even with the settlements, there has been contention over the high concentration of factory farms in Kewaunee, and the growing number of private wells impacted by nitrate.
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Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
South Korea’s topography means that livestock is often raised in crowded factory farms, which contributes to air and water pollution, said Park Jong-moo, a bioethics expert and veterinarian.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
More:Massive factory farms called CAFOs are on the rise as small family operations fade.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Scully invites us to consider why our consciences are untroubled by the large-scale suffering of animals in factory farms, for instance.
—Katherine Howell, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile, factory farms, which were newish in 1975, have swept the globe.
—Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2023
Unfortunately, most of our images of turkey locomotion come from factory farms, where the turkeys have been selectively bred to have as much three times the breast meat of their wild cousins.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
The overuse of antibiotics on factory farms — which constitutes 80 percent of all antibiotic use in the United States — is contributing to this growing threat.
—Anagha Babu, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
The document, which was reviewed by WIRED, is a rare glimpse into how the organization is using tech to target factory farms in often brazen operations that have rescued pigs, goats, ducks, and chickens.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
South Korea’s topography means that livestock is often raised in crowded factory farms, which contributes to air and water pollution, said Park Jong-moo, a bioethics expert and veterinarian.
—Min Joo Kim, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
More:Massive factory farms called CAFOs are on the rise as small family operations fade.
—Journal Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2024
Scully invites us to consider why our consciences are untroubled by the large-scale suffering of animals in factory farms, for instance.
—Katherine Howell, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023
Meanwhile, factory farms, which were newish in 1975, have swept the globe.
—Elizabeth Barber, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2023
Unfortunately, most of our images of turkey locomotion come from factory farms, where the turkeys have been selectively bred to have as much three times the breast meat of their wild cousins.
—Paul M. Sutter, Discover Magazine, 21 Nov. 2023
The overuse of antibiotics on factory farms — which constitutes 80 percent of all antibiotic use in the United States — is contributing to this growing threat.
—Anagha Babu, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024
The document, which was reviewed by WIRED, is a rare glimpse into how the organization is using tech to target factory farms in often brazen operations that have rescued pigs, goats, ducks, and chickens.
—WIRED, 11 Nov. 2023
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