Industrial-scale poultry farms are descending on a tiny South Carolina community. Neighbors worry about odor and threats to water quality and land values.
Emission of pollutants from poultry houses in general, and tunnel fans that are directed toward neighbors in particular, has become a major issue. These concerns have been compounded with urban ...
Financial assistance is available (but not guaranteed) to offset the costs of establishing permanent manure storage structures at new poultry farms. However, farmers may experience significant wait ...
Here are the most common disinfectants in poultry farms. These are by far the most common disinfectants used in the poultry industry to date. Referred to as the 'black fluids', they are very ...
Study of sales in one part of North Carolina found homes close to industrial-sized barns sold for less than comparable homes ...
Oct. 19 at Poor House Farm in Rice, Virginia. Gates open at 2 p.m. and music starts at 3 p.m. and ends at 10:30 p.m. Tickets are $35 and proceeds will benefit the Central Virginia Poultry Co-Op.
Tyson Foods’ decision to shutter four poultry processing plants yet this year and into early 2024, combined with Smithfield Foods closing 35 pig farms, are strong signals consolidation is ...
It follows an outbreak in December 2022 at the large Oakdale Farms poultry operation north of Pasco. In the current outbreak, one location of a commercial farm in Franklin County reported many ...
Living near a poultry farm in North Carolina can reduce a home’s value by up to 30%, according to a Duke University study. That finding comes as the number of birds North Carolina poultry farms ...