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Large Animal Feeding Operations On The Rise

By Christopher Walljasper/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | June 29, 2018

From 2011 to 2017, the United States saw more than 1,400 new large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) established. That’s up 7.6 percent, this Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting story tells you.