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Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
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Ken Midkiff
Ken Midkiff
Please visit Ken Midkiff's website for very important information related to CAFOs (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations). He has just started a podcast and will be adding more audio in the weeks and months to come. Here is the address to his website: http://www.kmidkiff.com
====>Click to hear "Feeding at the Public Trough"
While family farmers are perfectly capable of "feeding the world", most
of the government largess flows to Corporate agribusinesses - millions
of dollars in subsidies and grants. Consumers have become convinced that
factory farms are a necessity This is not at all true, but rather is the
hype spewed out by agribusinesses' hacks, lackey, lobbyists, and
marketing gurus.
Copyright © 2007, 2008 Ken Midkiff, All Rights Reserved.
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====>Click to hear "CAFO 101"
An introduction to CAFOs (CAFO "101"); issues in common; how operations
differ for hogs, broiler chickens, laying hens, dairy cows, and beef
feedlots; and how all are similar in air and water pollution.
Copyright © 2007 Ken Midkiff, All Rights Reserved.
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Many thanks to the Living On Earth podcast for permission to link to their audio programs:
====>Click to hear "New Daries"
Producer Guy Hand reports on the migration of dairies from California.
Dairy farmers are looking to escape urban sprawl and strict
environmental regulations and many have re-settled in Idaho's Magic
Valley. Dairy farmers and long-time state residents say the explosion
has been a mixed blessing. (14:00)
Copyright © 2007, 2008 LOE.org, All Rights Reserved.
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