Rewild US steppes and prairies. Ban CAFOs. Land Back. Universal Healthcare. UBI.
The fuck is even “transgender ideology”?
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Rewild US steppes and prairies. Ban CAFOs. Land Back. Universal Healthcare. UBI.
Closing rural post offices will do the same thing that closing rural schools has done: Empty out rural towns.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
March 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Closing rural post offices will do the same thing that closing rural schools has done: Empty out rural towns.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
Why? To sell off farmland for rock bottom prices to the oligarchs. Water and mineral rights and CAFOs polluting with impunity.
It’s been the plan for decades.
CAFOs were also seen as a salvation for small farmers.
Yep, really.
CAFOs don't take up much space. So they were seen as a way for small farmers to finally have something profitable to do.
Yep, really.
CAFOs don't take up much space. So they were seen as a way for small farmers to finally have something profitable to do.
March 16, 2026 at 2:08 AM
CAFOs were also seen as a salvation for small farmers.
Yep, really.
CAFOs don't take up much space. So they were seen as a way for small farmers to finally have something profitable to do.
Yep, really.
CAFOs don't take up much space. So they were seen as a way for small farmers to finally have something profitable to do.
Anyway, that's how Southern ag worked when early CAFOs like meat chicken farms first came on the scene.
Fertilizer was desperately needed. And if it was free, even better.
CAFOs were a 2-for-1 deal. You could sell meat AND get free fertilizer!
Fertilizer was desperately needed. And if it was free, even better.
CAFOs were a 2-for-1 deal. You could sell meat AND get free fertilizer!
March 16, 2026 at 1:59 AM
Anyway, that's how Southern ag worked when early CAFOs like meat chicken farms first came on the scene.
Fertilizer was desperately needed. And if it was free, even better.
CAFOs were a 2-for-1 deal. You could sell meat AND get free fertilizer!
Fertilizer was desperately needed. And if it was free, even better.
CAFOs were a 2-for-1 deal. You could sell meat AND get free fertilizer!
She spoke about veganism and CAFOs many, many, many times. janegoodall.global/wp-content/u...
janegoodall.global
October 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
She spoke about veganism and CAFOs many, many, many times. janegoodall.global/wp-content/u...
Missouri had a fire sale a couple of decades ago when the Republican supermajority came to town. They defunded schools and roads and hospitals and allowed CAFOs to pollute with impunity. Then they gave away billions in tax cuts.
This is the game plan for the entire country…
This is the game plan for the entire country…
May 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Missouri had a fire sale a couple of decades ago when the Republican supermajority came to town. They defunded schools and roads and hospitals and allowed CAFOs to pollute with impunity. Then they gave away billions in tax cuts.
This is the game plan for the entire country…
This is the game plan for the entire country…
In Iowa, there are more concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) than grocery stores. Yet for most of the public, the location of nearby CAFOs and the amount of manure they may be producing is inaccessible. Until now.
September 22, 2026 at 1:02 PM
In Iowa, there are more concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) than grocery stores. Yet for most of the public, the location of nearby CAFOs and the amount of manure they may be producing is inaccessible. Until now.
Concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, are central to Iowa’s rise as an agricultural powerhouse.
As the number of CAFOs skyrocketed, the state’s cancer rates, which have been linked to nitrate pollution from these farm sites, also climbed.
As the number of CAFOs skyrocketed, the state’s cancer rates, which have been linked to nitrate pollution from these farm sites, also climbed.
September 23, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Concentrated animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, are central to Iowa’s rise as an agricultural powerhouse.
As the number of CAFOs skyrocketed, the state’s cancer rates, which have been linked to nitrate pollution from these farm sites, also climbed.
As the number of CAFOs skyrocketed, the state’s cancer rates, which have been linked to nitrate pollution from these farm sites, also climbed.
On paper, factory farms can make manure pollution legally invisible. This little-known loophole is called "manifesting" and it's part of why 70% of CAFOs in the US don't have discharge permits: @sentientmedia.org sentientmedia.org/trick-lettin...
The Paperwork Trick Letting Factory Farms Pollute With Impunity
The practice called ‘manifesting’ lets CAFOs make manure pollution legally invisible and evade liability.
sentientmedia.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
On paper, factory farms can make manure pollution legally invisible. This little-known loophole is called "manifesting" and it's part of why 70% of CAFOs in the US don't have discharge permits: @sentientmedia.org sentientmedia.org/trick-lettin...
....central California is livestock central though? Here's a map of large livestock operations.
These are CAFOs. You know, the kinds of farms that folks are always mad about bc of how much poop they make.
www.ewg.org/research/mos...
These are CAFOs. You know, the kinds of farms that folks are always mad about bc of how much poop they make.
www.ewg.org/research/mos...
March 15, 2026 at 6:34 PM
....central California is livestock central though? Here's a map of large livestock operations.
These are CAFOs. You know, the kinds of farms that folks are always mad about bc of how much poop they make.
www.ewg.org/research/mos...
These are CAFOs. You know, the kinds of farms that folks are always mad about bc of how much poop they make.
www.ewg.org/research/mos...
We're starting with a fertilizer fact in honor of SINNERS, which is getting shut out of the Oscars so far & that's a tragedy
You know CAFOs? Those "factory farms" that keep animals indoors & make tons of poop?
Once upon a time, they were the sustainable farm solution that was gonna save the South.
You know CAFOs? Those "factory farms" that keep animals indoors & make tons of poop?
Once upon a time, they were the sustainable farm solution that was gonna save the South.
It has come to my attention that folks are really confused about fertilizer so uhhhh
is anyone down for FERTILIZER FACTS
is anyone down for FERTILIZER FACTS
March 16, 2026 at 1:36 AM
We're starting with a fertilizer fact in honor of SINNERS, which is getting shut out of the Oscars so far & that's a tragedy
You know CAFOs? Those "factory farms" that keep animals indoors & make tons of poop?
Once upon a time, they were the sustainable farm solution that was gonna save the South.
You know CAFOs? Those "factory farms" that keep animals indoors & make tons of poop?
Once upon a time, they were the sustainable farm solution that was gonna save the South.
I mean, think about it. If the whole farm economy runs on bulk crops, income is pretty much 100% about how much acreage you own.
CAFOs finally uncoupled "How much $ can a farm make?" from acreage.
CAFOs finally uncoupled "How much $ can a farm make?" from acreage.
March 16, 2026 at 2:09 AM
I mean, think about it. If the whole farm economy runs on bulk crops, income is pretty much 100% about how much acreage you own.
CAFOs finally uncoupled "How much $ can a farm make?" from acreage.
CAFOs finally uncoupled "How much $ can a farm make?" from acreage.
not for humans, but there’s CAFOs and big ag structures that can look somewhat similar
February 20, 2026 at 5:03 PM
not for humans, but there’s CAFOs and big ag structures that can look somewhat similar
Here is a slide from a talk I gave today. Did you know that Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska together account for a third of all of the US Confined Animal Feeding Operations? And that the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB) - IA, IL, MN, MO & WI - also account for a third? Only 21% have permits b/c 1/
April 17, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Here is a slide from a talk I gave today. Did you know that Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska together account for a third of all of the US Confined Animal Feeding Operations? And that the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB) - IA, IL, MN, MO & WI - also account for a third? Only 21% have permits b/c 1/
CAFOs are gross, inhumane and profit-driven.
March 31, 2025 at 11:05 PM
CAFOs are gross, inhumane and profit-driven.
That was the idea, anyway. Of course that's not quite how it turned out.
But people for real, legitimately saw CAFOs as the answer to centuries of unsustainable agriculture. A new approach that would take better care of the land.
But people for real, legitimately saw CAFOs as the answer to centuries of unsustainable agriculture. A new approach that would take better care of the land.
March 16, 2026 at 2:11 AM
That was the idea, anyway. Of course that's not quite how it turned out.
But people for real, legitimately saw CAFOs as the answer to centuries of unsustainable agriculture. A new approach that would take better care of the land.
But people for real, legitimately saw CAFOs as the answer to centuries of unsustainable agriculture. A new approach that would take better care of the land.
"But CAFOs are gross, unsustainable factory farming! Sustainable farming is the opposite of that!"
So that's the darn thing. Agriculture in the South for the longest time was about growing crops. And synthetic fertilizer hadn't been invented yet/wasn't that available yet bc of Jim Crow reasons.
So that's the darn thing. Agriculture in the South for the longest time was about growing crops. And synthetic fertilizer hadn't been invented yet/wasn't that available yet bc of Jim Crow reasons.
March 16, 2026 at 1:43 AM
"But CAFOs are gross, unsustainable factory farming! Sustainable farming is the opposite of that!"
So that's the darn thing. Agriculture in the South for the longest time was about growing crops. And synthetic fertilizer hadn't been invented yet/wasn't that available yet bc of Jim Crow reasons.
So that's the darn thing. Agriculture in the South for the longest time was about growing crops. And synthetic fertilizer hadn't been invented yet/wasn't that available yet bc of Jim Crow reasons.
The Transfarmation Project helps farmers move away from CAFOs toward regenerative, sustainable, plant-based farming practices that (re)build local ecosystems.
The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it. n.pr/4xFAJy2
This farm raised thousands of pigs for slaughter. Now it's growing mushrooms instead
The U.S. gets nearly a third of its pork from Iowa. One family is making the switch from pigs to more sustainable specialty mushrooms and trying to show other pig farmers how they did it.
n.pr
September 21, 2026 at 11:26 AM
The Transfarmation Project helps farmers move away from CAFOs toward regenerative, sustainable, plant-based farming practices that (re)build local ecosystems.
I thought those were CAFOs at first glance. FFS.
A reminder this happened earlier this week at Trump’s massive concentration camp in El Paso:
“The cases of tuberculosis and COVID-19, two diseases that spread through the air, have underscored concern about the conditions at Camp East Montana and other immigration detention centers.“
“The cases of tuberculosis and COVID-19, two diseases that spread through the air, have underscored concern about the conditions at Camp East Montana and other immigration detention centers.“
February 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
I thought those were CAFOs at first glance. FFS.
May 12, 2024 at 11:31 PM
All to produce a gas additive and produce feed for miserable animals in CAFOs.
July 25, 2026 at 11:06 PM
All to produce a gas additive and produce feed for miserable animals in CAFOs.
Harkin Institute suggests new CAFO moratorium, increased monitoring to improve water quality iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/03/06/h...
Harkin Institute suggests new CAFO moratorium, increased monitoring to improve water quality • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Harkin Institute released a report Friday with state policy recommendations to improve water quality and public health in Iowa.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
March 9, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Sentient is reporting on threats, professional repercussions and other barriers faced by journalists when reporting on Concentrated Animal Feed Operations (CAFOs).
If you are open to discussing your experience, contact us at sentientmediatips@proton.me or grey@sentientmedia.org.
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August 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Sentient is reporting on threats, professional repercussions and other barriers faced by journalists when reporting on Concentrated Animal Feed Operations (CAFOs).
If you are open to discussing your experience, contact us at sentientmediatips@proton.me or grey@sentientmedia.org.
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This story is absolutely bonkers.
“There is a “crazy hole in our food safety system” that prevents the FDA from entering Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to sample for pathogens that have caused an outbreak in people”.
Let the stewards of the land poison us galore.
“There is a “crazy hole in our food safety system” that prevents the FDA from entering Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to sample for pathogens that have caused an outbreak in people”.
Let the stewards of the land poison us galore.
Factory farm dust could be the missing link in a major food poisoning outbreak, thanks to a "crazy hole in our food safety system”
Natasha Gilbert reports: sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
Natasha Gilbert reports: sentientmedia.org/factory-farm...
How Factory Farm Air Pollution Can Spread Dangerous Bacteria
Factory farm dust can spread E. coli and could have sparked a large food poisoning outbreak in 2018, a new study shows.
sentientmedia.org
October 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This story is absolutely bonkers.
“There is a “crazy hole in our food safety system” that prevents the FDA from entering Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to sample for pathogens that have caused an outbreak in people”.
Let the stewards of the land poison us galore.
“There is a “crazy hole in our food safety system” that prevents the FDA from entering Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) to sample for pathogens that have caused an outbreak in people”.
Let the stewards of the land poison us galore.