BIG AG: Most chickens and pigs in the United States are raised on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs)

 

Headline:  David's Pasture, 5/17/2023

Remington Keston writes:

Did you know that 98% of pork and 99% of poultry in the U.S. comes from CAFOs? 

CAFO stands for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation. (Doesn't that sound pleasant?) 

This "factory farming" results in: 

• Water & air pollution 

• Unhealthy environments 

• Antibiotic use (over 60% of "medically important" antibiotics in the U.S. are sold for food production!) 

Unfortunately, CAFOs are now the standard for poultry and livestock production in the U.S. and most people don't even know.

Other CAFO posts:

2025

Factory farms (aka CAFOs) and bird flu.  (1/24)

2024

The rise of CAFOs and decline of the family farm in 2 graphs.  (3/5)

2023

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem rolls out the CAFO welcome mat for headache-inducing, eye-burning manure pits!  Not to mention water pollution and fish kills.  (5/19)

2022

Voters in tiny Laketown, Wisconsin, remain committed to the Republican Party, a wholly owned and operated subsidiary of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce.  (12/15)

Masochistic voters in Kewaunee County Wisconsin keep tying their fate to free-market, anti-environment Republicans.  (12/7)

CAFOs in the news: Kinnard Farms yearns for the good old days of Scott Walker and Ms. Stepp.  (4/27)

Dear Jodi, You have every right to be worried. If Tony Evers loses, Kewaunee County is fucked. Best, Retiring Guy.  (3/26)

2019

Scott Walker environmental legacy UPDATE: Slashing state spending on environmental protection.  (12/6)