Factory Farming Resources

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US Dept. of Agriculture

Harvard School of Public Health site - Lots of great  info, links, etc.

Video of an agriculture expert explaining challenges facing our food system (start at 1:47 into the video)

Factory Farms and Organic Alternatives - Includes video and related resources

Environmental Protection Agency info on CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations)

Environmental Hazards on the Farm - Interactive activity (aimed at lower grades, but still kinda fun and informative!)

Chicken Waste and Water Pollution - Video describes problems related to factory chicken farming.

Farm Solutions to Water Pollution - Video describes how a farmer is protecting the land and water for his farm, and his neighbors' farms downstream

Flood: Farming and Erosion - How farming practices may contribute to flooding of rivers.

Organic Farming: Conserving Topsoil - Describes how an increasing number of farmers are opting for organic practices to preserve precious topsoil.

The Hidden Costs of Factory Farming - In this ten-minute video, agriculture economist John Ikerd explains the economic basis for factory farming.

4-H Virtual Farm - Even though this site is aimed at younger children, there are some interesting farming facts here.

Grace Communications - Use this site to find links to credible info. The info posted on the site itself may be unsubstantiated (I had a hard time finding info about who writes their content).

New York Times articles on factory farming

Factory Farms in Southern California

Click here for a list of factory farms in California - scroll to a county in southern California. Then Google the name of the farm - EVALUATE any site you find through Google! Is it credible and authoritative? Does it provide references for claims it makes?

Foster Farms (Fresno) - Click on the "about us" tab to learn about environmental issues, their philosophy, etc.

Central Valley Meat Company, Hanford, CA - Do a Google search, then find CREDIBLE articles

Zacky Farms