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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce said in a release Friday that concentrated animal feed operations, or CAFOs, "have helped usher in an era of modern farming that can reduce negative ...
One of many signs in opposition to a proposed large dairy farm is shown Wednesday, March 6, 2024 along Highway 33 in the Town of Trenton outside West Bend, Wisconsin.
Concentrated animal feeding operation. In animal husbandry, a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is an intensive animal feeding operation (AFO) in which over 1,000 animal units are confined for over 45 days a year. An animal unit is the equivalent of 1,000 pounds of ...
We've seen the consequences of CAFOs up close. Let's talk about solutions. Gannett. Tom Harkin and Dr. James Merchant. September 8, 2024 at 10:16 AM. During the 40 years I, Tom Harkin, served as a ...
Milwaukee, Wisconsin. First reported. April 4, 1993. Confirmed cases. 403,000. Deaths. 69. The 1993 Milwaukee cryptosporidiosis outbreak was a significant distribution of the Cryptosporidium protozoan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and the largest waterborne disease outbreak in documented United States history. It is suspected that The Howard Avenue ...
Feedlot. A feedlot or feed yard is a type of animal feeding operation (AFO) which is used in intensive animal farming, notably beef cattle, but also swine, horses, sheep, turkeys, chickens or ducks, prior to slaughter. Large beef feedlots are called concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) in the United States [1] and intensive livestock ...
OPINION: Attending to CAFOs has to include support for crop growers. Gannett. Brad Wilson. September 22, 2024 at 8:56 AM. It’s great that there will be a major conference at Drake University on ...
Cornucopia Institute. The Cornucopia Institute is a national food and farm policy 501 (c) (3) non-profit watchdog group with the stated goal of upholding the integrity of organic, local, and other forms of alternative agriculture. [citation needed] Cornucopia has exposed factory-farming conditions at organic egg production facilities confining ...