Broadcast version by Chrystal Blair for Missouri News Service reporting for the Sentient-Public News Service Collaboration An estimated 99 percent of farm animals in the U.S. live in what the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TOWN OF TRENTON – Nestled between West Bend and Cedarburg, a family of farmers is hoping to win permission for an expansion of ...

When Mary Dougherty first heard of the plan to build a 26,000-hog concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in her home of Bayfield, Wisconsin, she knew it was bad news. What she didn’t know was ...

Chickens packed into spaces so small that many are unable to stand or walk. Birds panting due to overheating. Many have sustained injuries, and they all sit on a cake of fecal matter. That’s how a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Christine Ro is a journalist covering science and development. Six families used to live on the same square mile as Barb Kalbach, ...

Enviro groups appealed to reinstate CAFO rules after a judge struck parts of EGLE’s permit. The decision could reshape ...

An Ingham County judge upheld state restrictions on large farms spreading animal waste during winter months. The judge struck down other new rules, stating they violated farmers' due process rights.

Sonoma County voters will be asked this November if they want to restrict the size of animal farms. The county clerk and registrar of voters approved the measure for the ballot last Wednesday after ...

TOWN OF TRENTON – Nestled between West Bend and Cedarburg, a family of farmers is hoping to win permission for an expansion of their dairy operation, creating a factory farm less than an hour outside ...