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For the Sake of Our Children
Nigeria. I work a lot with farmers trying to fight industrial hog meat production, which is not only one of ... farmers out of business. Fifteen years ago there were 27,000 independent hog farmers in North Carolina, today there are none. They have been replaced completely by 2,200 hog ... no interface with humanity, and where we have no family farmers left in America; where we’ve driven the final nail ...
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For the Sake of Our Children
Nigeria. I work a lot with farmers trying to fight industrial hog meat production, which is not only one of ... farmers out of business. Fifteen years ago there were 27,000 independent hog farmers in North Carolina, today there are none. They have been replaced completely by 2,200 hog ... no interface with humanity, and where we have no family farmers left in America; where we’ve driven the final nail ...
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Farm Tailspin Twenty years ago, there were 662,000 US hog farmers. Now there are 209,000. (Yet roughly the same ... , in most places, factory farms have triggered grassroots opposition. Family farmers have banded together and formed coalitions with environmental groups ... 1997). For its rise to prominence, Salmonella can thank factory farmers who cram together flocks numbering 100,000 birds. These ...
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American Farmland Trust: Steward of the Land - Winners - 1999
Map Search "Farmers have to be able to react to change, otherwise we become extinct." -Bob Uphoff 1999 Stewards of the Land Bob and Fred Uphoff Two Wisconsin hog farmers who exemplify environmentally ... agriculture productive in their town. Their leadership is valuable not just to Wisconsin farmers, but sets an example for farmers and land use planners all over the United States." The Steward of ...
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More successful farmers on the land through Farm Beginningsâ„¢ Citizens redirect livestock development Healthy local food on more kitchen tables Hog farmers fight mandatory pork ... of Ag. --LSP In The News --Commentary ------------------------- Programs --Midwest Food Alliance --Farmers & Consumers --Developing Regional Markets --On Farm Research --Stewardship --Farm Beginnings --Pork Checkoff ...
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Taking on Corporate Meatpackers: What we can do to pass the packer ban and take back the livestock markets
Farmland Industries’ hog production and processing facilities. At the July 31 meeting, Hatch agreed to take action on behalf of Minnesota hog farmers to stop the ... --Multiple Benefits of Ag. --LSP In The News ------------------------- Programs --Midwest Food Alliance --Farmers & Consumers --Developing Regional Markets --On Farm Research --Stewardship --Farm Beginnings --Pork Checkoff Campaign ...
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Sustainable Agriculture Newsletter, Volume 7, Issue 1, January 1999
More small meat processing plants could help hog farmers Low hog prices have created more business for Minnesota’s 139 custom slaughter plants. Dick Epley, meats ... creative livestock production, marketing Joel Salatin has been called one of America’s most successful farmers, and he’ll be presenting three workshops in Minnesota Jan. 19-21. Salatin, a pioneer ...
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Sustainable Agriculture Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 5, May 2001
But it also comes from changes in the neighborliness of rural communities. "Many hog farmers are finding not only the marketplace unagreeable, but neighbors and others who are impacted ... CD-ROM. Also available on CD-ROM is "Reap New Profits: Marketing Strategies for Farmers and Ranchers PowerPoint Presentation for Educators." In addition, "Building Better Rural Places" describes and ...
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McFarms Go Hog Wild by Laura Orlando
Big dollars bring the consolidation of power. Here is where agribusiness muscles out small farmers; ruining communities, degrading food safety, and causing environmental devastation in the process. In 1781 ... ' in 1993. No wonder the state has lost two-thirds of its hog producers, while watching its hog inventory skyrocket. Putting more animals into smaller spaces has resulted in some ...
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Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education - For Farmers and Ranchersh - Sample Farmer/Rancher Projects
Education & Training Energy Integrated Systems Pest Management Soil Management Success Stories Vegetables/Fruit For Farmers & Ranchers For Educators For Researchers For Consumers WebStore Contact Search Site Map Join the ... and requires little manure management. In his other project, Serfling collaborates with three other hog producers to test farrowing in straw during the winter. Groups of 18 sows ...
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