Water Environment - Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Aquifers, Groundwater - Water (h2o) Environmental Issues: Conservation, Sustainability, Preservation, and Ecology - KM02 Feeding at the Public Trough

KM02 Feeding at the Public Trough

01/13/08 • 9 min

Water Environment - Lakes, Rivers, Oceans, Aquifers, Groundwater - Water (h2o) Environmental Issues: Conservation, Sustainability, Preservation, and Ecology

While family farmers are perfectly capable of "feeding the world", most of the government largess flows to Corporate agribusinesses - millions of dollars in subsidies and grants. Consumers have become convinced that factory farms are a necessity This is not at all true, but rather is the hype spewed out by agribusinesses' hacks, lackey, lobbyists, and marketing gurus. Here is the address to his website: http://www.kmidkiff.com

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KM01 CAFO 101

An introduction to CAFOs (CAFO "101"); issues in common; how operations differ for hogs, broiler chickens, laying hens, dairy cows, and beef feedlots; and how all are similar in air and water pollution. Here is the address to his website: http://www.kmidkiff.com

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KM03 Repetition of a Lie

Agribusiness repeatedly claim that the complaints and lawsuits about the stink from Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) are coming from urban and suburban folks who have moved to the country and don't like the smells. This is nothing more than a lie - the complaints and lawsuits come from long time rural residents and farmers. Here is the address to Ken Midkiff's website: http://www.kmidkiff.com