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CAFOs are governed by regulations that restrict how much waste can be distributed and the quality of the waste materials. [2] As of 2012 there were around 212,000 AFOs in the United States, [3]: 1.2 19,496 of which were CAFOs. [4] [a] Livestock production has become increasingly dominated by CAFOs in the United States and other parts of the ...
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 ...
Iowa Select Farms is a pork production operation headquartered in Iowa Falls, the largest in Iowa, and the fourth largest in the United States. [1] It grew in the 1970s, was officially founded in 1992 and as of 2023 produced more than 5 million pigs on 800 CAFOs in 50 Iowa counties. [2]
Intensive animal farming, industrial livestock production, and macro-farms, [1] also known (particularly by opponents) as factory farming, [2] is a type of intensive agriculture, specifically an approach to animal husbandry designed to maximize production while minimizing costs. [3]
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 ...
Farms often pump their animal waste directly into a large lagoon, which has environmental consequences. The environmental impact of pig farming is mainly driven by the spread of feces and waste to surrounding neighborhoods, polluting air and water with toxic waste particles. [1] Waste from pig farms can carry pathogens, bacteria (often ...
As part of the 2015 workplan, Iowa DNR used satellite imagery to identify potential CAFOs and discovered an additional 5,063 facilities. Of those, 1,300 were subject to regulation by the DNR, and ...
Despite this, all agricultural practices have been found to have a variety of effects on the environment to some extent. Animal agriculture, in particular meat production, can cause pollution, greenhouse gas emissions, biodiversity loss, disease, and significant consumption of land, food, and water. Meat is obtained through a variety of methods ...