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Web Sites in Category Farming

American Farmland Trust - Working to stop the loss of productive farmland and promote healthier farming practices in the U.S.

Ecological Farming May Cause More Heavy Metals In The Soil - Some systems of ecological arable farming which use only organic fertilisers contaminate the soil with levels of cadmium, copper and lead which are twice as high as when a combination of both animal manure and artificial fertiliser is used.

Factory Farms for Hogs - Alternatives to Factory Farms for Hogs: Maine almost found itself in the dubious company of North Carolina, Iowa and other states when factory-farmed hog operations were proposed. Maine said "no." This booklet explains problem.

Family Farmer - News and opinion on corporatization of food and agriculture.

GRACE Factory Farming - Information, ideas, and strategies for activists opposed to factory farming. Topics cover the environmental, health, economic, social and animal welfare costs of large-scale animal production, as well as trends toward sustainable alternatives to factory farms.

Related Categories:

Science > Agriculture
Science > Environment > Agriculture
Society > Issues > Animal Welfare > Farming
Society > Issues > Business > Agriculture

Related Newsgroups:

alt.sustainable.agriculture – Google
sci.agriculture – Google
sci.bio.ecology – Google

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