factory farm
noun
: a large industrialized farm
especially
: a farm on which large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in conditions intended to maximize production at minimal cost
factory farming
noun
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According to the campaign network Stop Financing Factory Farming, 75% of what international financial institutions invested in animal agriculture in 2024 went to factory farms.
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Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Over the past few decades, a counterinsurgency has taken root in America, pushing back against factory farms and overprocessed food: a recognition that the journey from farm to table is usually industrialized and impersonal.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 June 2025
According to a new study, factory farm ventilation systems could worsen matters by facilitating the airborne transmission of bird flu.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The state's factory farms have seen a 78% increase in waste production over the past two decades.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Christine Ro, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Over the past few decades, a counterinsurgency has taken root in America, pushing back against factory farms and overprocessed food: a recognition that the journey from farm to table is usually industrialized and impersonal.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 28 June 2025
According to a new study, factory farm ventilation systems could worsen matters by facilitating the airborne transmission of bird flu.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
The state's factory farms have seen a 78% increase in waste production over the past two decades.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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“Factory farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory%20farm. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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