Factory farming is a common yet controversial practice that allows for the large-scale production of meat products. However, the system often involves the inhumane raising and handling of animals.

Eduardo Porter and his readers on the environmental benefits of free-range beef. February 14, 2025 at 1:00 p.m. ESTToday at 1:00 p.m. EST Porter argued that pasture-raised, organic and grass-fed ...

According to the Humane Society of the United States, nearly 100 billion land animals are being slaughtered globally each year. The meat-dependent society that we live in today is causing billions of ...

This reporting comes from episode 3 of the latest season of Marketplace’s “How We Survive,” which takes a closer look at how the climate crisis is also a food and agriculture crisis. How humanity ...

The idea of cows grazing in a pasture seems idyllic. We asked experts how their emissions stack up compared to factory farms.

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, ...

Six months after the Coalition to End Factory Farming filed a ballot proposal to prohibit future concentrated animal feeding operations, or “factory farms,” it’s nearing its goal for signatures. The ...

The measure would prohibit New York farms from owning more than 700 cows in an effort to curb factory farming. New York is the nation’s fifth-largest milk producer, with around 3,000 individual dairy ...