Benefits Of AFO And Cafos

Factory farming describes how large modern farms produce food in large quantities for a small cost. Factory farms, however, pollute the air by releasing harmful gases. They practice deforestation to claim more farmland. Factory farms pollute our waters to keep costs low. Factory farming is harming the environment

Factory Farming is an increasing industry in the United States. These large farms, which evidently appear to be more like slaughterhouses than the typical farms a person can imagine are located throughout the United States. These factory farms contain animals ranging from chickens, sheep, goats, cows, turkeys, and pigs, they also contain dairy products. The conditions for the animals and the employees of these factory farms are inhumane and vile. Life behind the walls of the factory farm is both unsanitary for the animals and the employees. Employees are forced to endure long hours and poor treatment. Animals in these conditions withstand living in cages and are forced to live in uninhabitable ways.

even as nicely controlled, placed, and monitored, CAFOs can offer a low-fee supply of meat, milk, and eggs, because of inexperienced feeding and housing of animals, extended facility duration, and animal specialization (Molden, D. et al., 2007). while CAFOs are proposed in a neighborhood region, it's also argued that they may beautify the nearby financial machine and growth employment (Garnett, T., 2008). The results of the usage of nearby substances, feed, and cattle are argued to ripple throughout the monetary gadget, and extended tax charges will result in multiplied finances for colleges and infrastructure (Carrie,

The cons are the hazards to both the health of local residents and the environment. The largest contributor to unhealthy conditions surrounding CAFOs is the amount of manure produced by so many animals. According to numbers by the EPA, livestock in the US produces billions of tons of waste every year, to the point of being anywhere from 3 to 20 times the amount from people. And while human waste goes through sewage treatment plans, animal waste does not, and in quantities this large it becomes a health

ACO, another 3 letter health care organization consisting of integrated groups of providers, comes along promising the elusive goal of reducing health care cost, improving population health, and bolstering custom satisfaction. Sounds like a perpetual remake of a 70s movie called HMO that went through several reiterations over the past decades which gave us PPO, PSO, IDS, and the different flavors of MCOs. ACO’s hype is credited to the Affordable Care Act as it sought to reduce health care costs is by encouraging doctors, hospitals and other health care providers to form networks that coordinate patient care and become eligible for bonuses when they deliver that care more efficiently. Bottom line, providers are promised to make more if they

Factory farming is an efficient and profitable way to make and sell meat. But there are a myriad of consequences to this system. Factory farms do whatever they can to be cost-efficient. This leads to a waste of energy, harmful effects on the environment, cruel animal treatment, and negative effects on human health, and therefore, factory farming should be abolished.

The effects of factory farming is not worth the damage that is done to the health of the environment, animals, and people. The idea of a factory farm is to produce meat at a faster pace, but the way these companies accomplish this task makes life a living hell for the animals. For example, “They’re often given so little space that they can’t even turn around or lie down comfortably. Egg-laying hens are kept in small cages, chickens and pigs are kept in jam-packed sheds, and cows are kept on crowded, filthy feedlots”(Factory). The animals on these farms have to experience constant fear and agony, especially since most factory farmed animals will be genetically manipulated to grow larger or to produce more milk or eggs than they naturally would, and suffer severe pain throughout their entire life(Factory). Animals, especially cows, are being abused not only physically, but mentally as well.. For example, “just within hours of birth, calves are taken away from

Author, Michael Pollan believes the industrial food chain is hurting the environment, livestock and the consumers. First of all, he states, “The flood of extra nitrogen causes a wild growth of algae, and the algae take up all the oxygen in the water, smothering the fish.”(34) The extra water from the concentrated animal feeding organization may seem harmless but is actually very harmful to the other animals not in the CAFOs. Pollan also points out,”They’re made to eat forage,”...,”...and we’re making them eating grain...”(58). The cows are being fed something they weren't designed to eat and therefore getting sick. In addition to that, “Some of this bacteria are finding their way into our food...”(49). The bacteria bred by the CAFOs doesn't

Throughout the years of society our views on factory farming have drastically changed. Many people used to think that our biggest problem with factory farming was how we would mutilate and torture innocent animals. Animals would be put in a situation where they would be force fed, and sometimes beaten by humans, the unthinkable has already happened and now we have to think about the long term effects of Factory Farming. However, as significant as the ethical argument is, people are also ignoring the fact of it being so bad for your body. Cancer, H1N1, and  Avian Flu are the main health problems due to Factory Farming. On top of that we have 3 million people getting diagnosed with obesity from all the antibiotics there putting in from the the meat. The amount of people it is affecting is outstanding, not only for the meat but the factory farming also affecting our water. The thing that we thought that was the safest for our bodies in the one thing we have to worry about most, for our generation to the next this is a issue we can’t ignore.

In his novel, Pollan also says, “And there is another cost to raising cattle on CAFOs, one that’s even harder to see. These animals have evolved to eat grass. But in a CAFO they are forced to eat the corn at considerable cost to their health, to the health of the land, and ultimately to the health of us, their eaters.” This shows that the industrial food chain is cruel to animals because they force the animals to eat food their bodies can not process. This makes them sick and ultimately humans as

Factory farms increase production and help feed the world. Due to an increase in population factory farms holds the world’s food supply in check. Factory farms produce more animals in a quicker matter than any other place. Factory farms help contain waste and help stop some

Industrial agriculture is currently the predominant food production system in the United States. It is distinguished by large-scale monoculture, abundant use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and meat production in CAFOs. CAFOs are ‘Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations’, otherwise known as factory farms, which aim to cram as many animals in one space to boost efficiency and profit at the expense of animal suffering and environmental hazards.

I am the third generation small scale farmer and have seen how sustainable small scale farming can be while supporting the local population with natural healthy food. For a large scale industrial farm to enter into this region, means trouble for me based on my personal attitudes and values toward a CAFO (Confined Animal Feeding Operation). When a CAFO enters an area there will be a lot more pollution and damage to the air, water, and local land. I do not want to have a consistent smell of manure on my property, or manure run off in the local creeks and streams, or having consistent trucks using our local road ways. My local property means a lot to me since I have grown up on the land since a kid. I hike, explore, and camp on the land so to

The products of the factory farms can increase in quality by treating the animals humanely. Cleaning up after the animal waste and getting rid of the carcasses will create a better and healthier environment for the animals. Allowing the animals to eat, drink, and rest when at their choice will allow them to grow healthier and not deteriorate as they do now. The protein in the animals will be as it should in a naturally healthy animal, creating a better product.

Since the mid-20th century, countries have progressively reduced barriers, subsidies to domestic industries and diverse restrictions on international commerce in order to promote specialization and greater efficiency in production. In theory, free trade allows nations to focus on their main comparative advantages and profit from cooperation and voluntary trade. This strategy is usually reinforced by treaties between two or more countries where commerce of goods and services can be handled across their common borders, without tariffs and other trade obstacles. As a key component of regional integration in the Americas, CAFTA-DR is one important example of this economic ideology.