Concentrated animal feeding operation

Hagens Berman: Lawsuit Accuses Oregon Port, Commercial Farms and Animal Feeding Operation of Contaminating Groundwater, Putting Tens of Thousands of Oregonians at Risk

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Mercredi, février 28, 2024
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Between Nov. 1, 2023, and Jan. 11, 2024, alone, the Port violated its permit at least 395 times, the lawsuit states.

Key Points: 
  • Between Nov. 1, 2023, and Jan. 11, 2024, alone, the Port violated its permit at least 395 times, the lawsuit states.
  • Attorneys say the Port of Morrow, commercial farms, and CAFOs have allegedly contributed to “soaring” levels of nitrates in local groundwater.
  • “The Port and these commercial farms have placed us and hundreds of other families in an impossible position.
  • The lawsuit states that in 1990, the Oregon DEQ declared the Lower Umatilla Basin a groundwater management area (GMA).

New Documentary "Common Enemy" Reveals Devastating Environmental Impact Of Factory Farms On Small-Town America

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Jeudi, mars 7, 2024
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OKLAHOMA CITY, March 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Humane League (THL) today releases Common Enemy, a gripping short documentary directed and written by filmmaker Adam Peditto, offering a look at the sobering consequences of factory farms, also known as concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFOs). As the number of American farms continues to decline and with 80 percent of domestic food production now controlled by a handful of major corporations, farmers, environmentalists, and animal welfare advocates find themselves united against one common enemy: industrialized animal agriculture.

Key Points: 
  • "Common Enemy examines the vibrant yet often-overlooked rural communities suffering at the hands of corporate factory farming.
  • "This short film brings to light issues of environmental justice, worker justice, Indigenous sovereignty, and animal welfare.
  • In Oklahoma, nearly 200 million animals are raised and slaughtered each year, nearly all in factory farms.
  • In a single year in the US alone, factory farms produce 1.4 billion tons of manure —five times the waste of the entire US human population.

Study: Extreme Rainfall Increases Ag Nutrient Runoff, Conservation Strategies Can Help

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Jeudi, décembre 14, 2023
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MILWAUKEE, Dec. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Nutrient runoff from agricultural production is a significant source of water pollution in the U.S., and climate change that produces extreme weather events is likely to exacerbate the problem. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at how extreme rainfall impacts runoff and suggests possible mitigation strategies.

Key Points: 
  • A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign looks at how extreme rainfall impacts runoff and suggests possible mitigation strategies.
  • They found spikes in nutrient concentrations immediately after extreme precipitation events, and the effect increased with the amount of precipitation.
  • "Conservation strategies are not necessarily cost-effective for producers, so we must ensure there are policies in place to support their implementation.
  • The paper, "The impact of extreme precipitation on nutrient runoff," is published in the Journal of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association [doi.org/10.1002/jaa2.90].

ASPCA Announces $200,000 in Grant Funding for Second Year to Support the Movement to End Factory Farming in the United States

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Lundi, avril 10, 2023
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NEW YORK, April 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of National Farm Animals Day on April 10, the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has announced $200,000 in new grant funding that will be available to U.S. or select Canadian organizations and institutions this year through the ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming. Building on over 10 years of grantmaking dedicated to improving the lives of farmed animals, these grants will generally range from $15,000-$30,000 to support projects that help to publicly establish, document or illustrate the negative intersections between factory farming practices and human well-being in the United States, or inversely, correlate improved outcomes for people and communities to less intensive farming practices.

Key Points: 
  • "This year, the ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming is offering funding for projects that ultimately expose how the fates of farmed animals and humans are intrinsically tied to support the movement toward a more compassionate and sustainable food system."
  • Consumer Impact: The impact on the general public of access to or consumption of these different types of animal products.
  • Since 2001, the ASPCA has provided more than $200 million in grant funding to over 3,500 organizations and programs nationwide dedicated to helping vulnerable and victimized animals.
  • Applications for the ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming will be accepted from April 10-May 30.

First Oklahoma Conference on the Humane Treatment of Pigs Announced by Kirkpatrick Foundation

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Vendredi, février 17, 2023
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Coinciding with National Pig Day on March 1, Kirkpatrick Foundation presents The Oklahoma Conference on the Humane Treatment of Pigs on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Student Center and John E. Kirkpatrick Horticultural Center at OSU-OKC, 900 North Portland Avenue, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Key Points: 
  • Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Feb. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — Coinciding with National Pig Day on March 1, Kirkpatrick Foundation presents The Oklahoma Conference on the Humane Treatment of Pigs on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Student Center and John E. Kirkpatrick Horticultural Center at OSU-OKC, 900 North Portland Avenue, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
  • “The current industrial use of these crates in CAFOs was adopted as many family farms were taken over by large, corporate farms,” said Louisa McCune, executive director of Kirkpatrick Foundation.
  • “Oklahoma is lagging in its approach to the basic wellbeing of pigs as part of the food system,” McCune said.
  • The mission of Kirkpatrick Foundation is to support arts, culture, education, animal wellbeing, environmental conservation, historic preservation, primarily in Central Oklahoma.

Sen. Booker Introduces Federal Bill to Protect Farm Animals and Hold Industrial Agribusinesses Accountable for System Failure

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Mercredi, novembre 23, 2022
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Mercy For Animals, along with a coalition of more than 50 animal welfare, public health, labor, environmental, faith-based and sustainable agriculture organizations, commend U.S. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) for introducing the Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act. This federal legislation aims to better protect animals and the American people by holding the industrial operators of high-risk Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) accountable for the damage they cause when their systems fail. These industrial agribusiness facilities, also known as "factory farms," raise large numbers of farm animals such as pigs and chickens in intensive confinement where their movements and natural behaviors are extremely inhibited.

Key Points: 
  • This federal legislation aims to better protect animals and the American people by holding the industrial operators of high-risk Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) accountable for the damage they cause when their systems fail.
  • Built by agribusinesses, the industrial livestock and poultry system is designed to maximize productionwhile externalizing risk and liabilityto ensure corporate profits even when the system fails," said Sen. Booker.
  • "We applaud Senator Booker for introducing the landmark Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act, which would provide new protections for farmed animals and hold corporations accountable for the true costs of factory farming."
  • Mercy For Animals is a leading international nonprofit working to end industrial animal agriculture by constructing a just and sustainable food system.

Bion Breaks Ground in Indiana on First Commercial-Scale Gen3Tech Facility

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Jeudi, novembre 3, 2022
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Bion expects building construction to be completed by December 15, 2022, with waste processing equipment delivered by mid-January.

Key Points: 
  • Bion expects building construction to be completed by December 15, 2022, with waste processing equipment delivered by mid-January.
  • Successful operation of the Gen3Tech platform at Fair Oaks will demonstrate its scalability and allow nitrogen recovery efficiencies to be optimized at scale.
  • The facility will also produce ammonium bicarbonate fertilizer for both commercial testing by potential joint venture partners and university growth trials.
  • Bion's patented Gen3Tech is the result of more than 30 years of technology development.

Bion's New Technology Will Make Beef Sustainable and Profitable for Cattle Feeders & Ranchers

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Lundi, juillet 25, 2022
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The facility will include innovative barn systems, anaerobic digesters and Bion's cutting edge waste treatment technology.

Key Points: 
  • The facility will include innovative barn systems, anaerobic digesters and Bion's cutting edge waste treatment technology.
  • The Dalhart facility will be developed to produce blockchain-verified sustainable beef, reduce the stress on cattle caused by extreme weather and temperatures, while remediating the environmental impacts associated with cattle Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs).
  • The revenues generated from these new product lines will transform a cattle feeder from a marginally profitable business into a lucrative one.
  • However, it is an important step to giving the consumer the sustainable beef they want and helping cattle feeders and producers create more value for their cattle.

Waterkeeper Alliance Calls North Carolina Biogas Permits Woefully Inadequate

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Jeudi, juillet 7, 2022
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeepers Carolina are severely disappointed with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) over their recently adopted general permit requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to install biogas digesters.

Key Points: 
  • RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Waterkeeper Alliance and Waterkeepers Carolina are severely disappointed with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) over their recently adopted general permit requirements for concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) to install biogas digesters.
  • This permit is woefully inadequate and fails to assure compliance with water quality protections as required under North Carolina law.
  • These CAFOs biogas projects do nothing to reduce hog waste cesspools and will likely make water quality impacts even worse for communities downstream.
  • Swine factory farms have disproportionately impacted low wealth communities and communities of color throughout eastern North Carolina.

ASPCA Launches $100,000 in New Grant Funding to Support the Movement to End Factory Farming in the United States

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Mercredi, juin 1, 2022
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NEW YORK, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) has announced $100,000 in grant funding that will be available to U.S. organizations and institutions this year, through the new ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming. Building on over 10 years of grantmaking dedicated to improving the lives of farmed animals, this grant initiative aims to generate new formal or informal research, evidence, reports and narratives that further substantiate the urgent need to move away from conventional, confinement-based animal agriculture. Grants will range generally from $15,000-$25,000 to support projects that bring attention to the need to shift toward more humane, healthy and sustainable on-farm practices in addition to reducing the overall consumption of animal products in favor of more plant-based foods.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to being inhumane, factory farming is a major contributor to climate change and harms the health and well-being of workers, farmers and local communities.
  • The ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming will support the broad community of researchers, advocates and businesses that are proving there is a better way forward for animals, people and the environment."
  • Applications for the ASPCA Fund to End Factory Farming will be accepted from June 1-July 18.
  • For more information, visit www.ASPCA.org , and follow the ASPCA on Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram .