- American Farmland Trust - http://www.farmland.org/
Working to stop the loss of productive farmland and promote healthier farming practices in the U.S.
- GRACE Factory Farming - http://factoryfarm.org/
Information, ideas, and strategies for activists opposed to factory farming. Topics cover the environmental, health, economic, social and animal welfare costs of large-scale animal production, as well as trends toward sustainable alternatives to factory farms.
- Ecological Farming May Cause More Heavy Metals In The Soil - http://www.scienceagogo.com/news/19990109225423data_trunc_sys.shtml
Some systems of ecological arable farming which use only organic fertilisers contaminate the soil with levels of cadmium, copper and lead which are twice as high as when a combination of both animal manure and artificial fertiliser is used.
- Factory Farms for Hogs - http://www.mofga.org/mofjun6.htm
Offers alternatives to factory farming by using Maine as an example compared to other states like North Carolina and Iowa.
- Family Farmer - http://www.familyfarmer.org/
News and opinion on corporatization of food and agriculture.
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