02331cam a2200289 4500 355664503 TxAuBib 20180101120000.0 060622s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2006020094 9780737734379 hardcover : alk. paper 073773437X hardcover : alk. paper 9780737734379 TxAuBib Is factory farming harming America / Stuart A. Kallen, book editor. Detroit : Greenhaven Press, 2006. 149 p. ; 24 cm. At issue (San Diego, Calif.) Social issues Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-143) and index. Industrial farming is harming farmers, the environment, and public health / Ronnie Cummins -- Commercial fertilizers and farms are far superior to organic farms / R.I Throckmorton -- Factory farm animals are treated inhumanely / Mark H. Bernstein -- Factory farm animals are treated humanely / AgNetEd.com -- Large-scale hog operations are severely polluting the air and water / Christopher D. Cook -- Large hog farms do not significantly impact water quality / Dennis T. Avery and Alex Avery -- Large-scale confinement operations are not necessary / John Ikerd -- Large meat processing plants are hazardous to workers / Human Rights Watch -- Worker safety is a primary concern at food processing plants / J. Patrick Boyle -- Genetically engineered crops pose many risks / Sally Deneen -- Genetically engineered crops have provided great benefits to the world / International Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources -- Shrimp farms have disastrous effects on people and the environment / Public Citizen -- Fish farms are necessary to feed a growing population / Hauke L. Kite-Powell -- Industrialized poultry farms are breeding grounds for avian influenza / Wendy Orent -- Department of Agriculture is protecting consumers from avian influenza / Ron DeHaven. 20180101. Factory farms United States. Animal industry United States. Kallen, Stuart A., 1955- At issue (San Diego, Calif.) Social issues. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0616/2006020094.html Table of contents only