CAFOs American Farm Bureau testifies to eliminate EQIP requirements Rural Updates, July 22, 2001 Statement of the American Farm Bureau Federation to the Conservation, Credit, Rural Development and Research Subcommittee Delivered to the House Agriculture committee regarding the Conservation Title of the 2002 Farm Bill Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations and Proximate Property Values The Appraisal Journal, July 2001 Hog farms now under federal scrutiny ; ValAdCo operations face new assessment from The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Pioneer Press, August 11, 2001 Agribusiness Wants $12 Billion to Clean Up Their Manure Wastes Bllomberg News Service, July 24, 2001 Environmentalists, Hog Industry Continue to Battle ABC News, World News Tonight report on North Carolina, July 30, 2001 EPA's Order on Leaking Effluent Alarms Hog Industry Manure from CAFOs viewed as toxic waste, Associated Press, July 16, 2001 The Price We Pay for Corporate Hogs Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy executive summary on CAFO impacts. June 29, 2001 Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy link to full report on CAFOs and the industrialization of animal agriculture Industrial Hog Facilities Study of Health of Residents Living Near a Large-scale Swine Operation Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, Volume 3(l):13-26 Manure Management Manure Storage Systems Impact Groundwater Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Report summary, April 2001 Link to above report prepared by the Minnesota Ground Water Monitoring and Assessment Program For Big Hog Farms, Big Subsidies Taxpayers May Foot the Bill for Environmental Cleanup Washington Post, August 17, 2001 Yard has moo-ved-in smell Los Angeles Times, August 15, 2001 California dairy group hopes manure program breaks the bank Environmental News Network, August 15, 2001 Senator Looks to Home With Bill on Manure Use The New York Times, July 29, 2001 No blackouts for dairyman who converts manure to energy American Farm Bureau News, June 25, 2001 The big stink. More milk means more manure — and a threat to a way of life. Metro Times Detroit, July 3, 2001 Manure generated by concentrated livestock operations far exceeds capacity of nearby croplands Ecological Society of America, Number 3, Summer 1998 Animal Welfare T.G.I. Friday's Restaurants Set Industry Precedent With All-Natural Angus Beef Burger PR Newswire, July 16, 2001 Fast Food Chain Highlights Animal Welfare Standards Posted on Agweb.com, July 5, 2001 Grocery Chain Endorses Animal Welfare Program Posted on Agweb.com, July 3, 2001 Burger King Pledges Humane Use of Animals The New York Times, June 29, 2001 Burger King adopts human handling of animals Feedstuffs, June 28, 2001 In Pig Farming, Growing Concern Raising Sows in Crates Is Questioned Washington Post, June 18, 2001 Alternative Animal Production Systems / Marketing Strategies Niman Ranch is looking for a few good pigs Willis Free Range Pigs, AGri news, August 13, 2001 "There's a market for natural and organic pork", economist says. Countryside & Small Stock Journal, July 1, 2001 Farmers introduce Minnesota Certified Pork; Cooperative formed by state's hog producers Grand Forks Herald, June 14, 2001 Minnesota Certified, a third-party certification program run by the University of Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Agriculture Grand Forks Herald, June 14, 2001 Pasture rule brings change to large organic dairy Capitol Press, June 12, 2001 Back to Main Index Page