Farm Animals

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Farms Program

Farms Program

May 14, 2013

The FARMS (Farming, Agriculture, and Resource Management for Sustainability) Leadership Program serves 230+ youth from 30 high schools…

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Intensive farming Beef

Intensive farming Beef

February 9, 2015

World demand for beef is increasing more rapidly than supply, which grew at only 2.3 percent a year in the decade 1963–72. With few…

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Sustainable Animal farming

Sustainable Animal farming

October 1, 2015

Consumers are increasingly demanding higher standards for how their meat is sourced, with animal welfare and the impact on the environment…

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Livestock production Systems

Livestock production Systems

January 23, 2016

H. Steinfeld is Senior Officer (Programme, Policy & Planning) and J. Mäki-Hokkonen is Senior Officer (Livestock Production…

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Factory farming Solutions

Factory farming Solutions

April 21, 2014

When shoppers see images of farms on packages of food in the supermarket, it shows sprawling green fields with animals happily grazing…

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Mass farming

Mass farming

October 2, 2013

Your Gateway to MassGrown farm products, specialty foods, and fun ag-tivities! The 2016 Agriculture Calendar is now available. An annual…

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Recycling of Waste Management

Recycling of Waste Management

January 26, 2016

Think Green® - Did you know that recycling a single aluminum can saves the same amount of energy needed to power a TV for four hours?…

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Industrial Farm Animal production

Industrial Farm Animal production

December 31, 2013

The independent Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production (PCIFAP) was formed to conduct a comprehensive, fact-based and…

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Mass production farming

Mass production farming

June 23, 2014

These days, just about everything is mass-produced, including our food, with large, factory-style farms churning out a seemingly endless…

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Define industrial farming

Define industrial farming

September 2, 2013

So many of you may be asking – aren’t they the same thing? In some cases, yes, but it really depends on where you’re doing your shopping…

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Industrial Animal farming

Industrial Animal farming

April 29, 2013

97% of the 10 billion animals tortured and killed each year are farm animals Factory farming is an industrial process in which animals…

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Waste Expo

Waste Expo

December 19, 2013

Year after year, WasteExpo is the industry s largest conference and tradeshow of its kind, serving both the public and private sectors…

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Farm Power and Machinery

Farm Power and Machinery

April 6, 2014

Part I: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE 1. Machine Performance Capacities / Time Efficiency / Breakdowns / Quality Performance / Performance Testing…

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Farm Financial

Farm Financial

June 12, 2015

The financial position and performance of a farm business can be summarized by four important financial statements. The relationship…

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Domestic animals diseases

Domestic animals diseases

February 27, 2015

The study showed that the longer an animal had been domesticated, the more parasites and pathogens it shared with humans. Credit: Image…

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What are Factory farms?

What are Factory farms?

July 4, 2013

Pigs are inquisitive, and affectionate animals. Yet, hidden away in factory farms, it s easy to forget that each of these animals is…

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Livestock animals List

Livestock animals List

September 14, 2013

In addition to those already listed there are a number of other species. The Poultry breeds link listed here will take you to a similar…

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Animals farming

Animals farming

June 22, 2013

On today’s factory farms, animals are crammed by the thousands into filthy, windowless sheds and stuffed into wire cages, metal crates…

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