"Before a U.S. farm voluntarily recalled 207 million eggs, government inspectors found rodents scurrying in manure pits, equipment that was coated with grime and food debris, and outside a swarm of “large flying insects too numerous to count.”
Unsanitary conditions were found during multiple inspections of a Rose Acre Farms facility in Hyde County, N.C., that allowed for the “proliferation and spread of filth and pathogens throughout the facility that could cause the contamination of egg processing equipment and eggs,” according to a report from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration detailing inspections. A review of the farm’s pest control records flagged an ongoing rodent infestation, with rodents, dead carcasses and baby mice observed, along with workers who weren’t following proper sanitary practices."
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I feel like I'm in a Looney Tunes cartoon....
CarinKramer
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Apr 21, 2018
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People aren't concerned unless it directly effects them and then suddenly they're out for blood.
I live in the midst of farm country but many local farms use a voucher system where folks can either pay and also work for a portion of the harvest or do one or the other. In my opinion, it makes for more transparency.
Angelface
Level 7
Apr 20, 2018
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Get yourselves a copy of "The Unsettling of America" by Wendell Berry. He'll tell you horror stories about Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO). Seriously! It's a great read and will likely influence your philosophy about modern mechanized factory farming.
farmboy2017
Level 7
Apr 20, 2018
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Thanks for the suggestion though I’ve read and seen very disturbing and horrifying accounts. I don’t need any more encouragement, but there is definitely a plant-based movement.
Thats why we're getting chickens.
sassygirl3869
Level 9
Apr 20, 2018
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@kenriley UGH! I have a fox getting my chickens in abroad daylight. I'm going to try to trap and relocate it.
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