Washington, DC—As families start shopping for their Thanksgiving menus, a new survey commissioned by the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) finds that a majority of poultry purchasers think conventional ...

Plans to build a large factory farm capable of rearing 2.7m chickens a year are being opposed over fears it will lead to air pollution and foul odours. Forest Poultry Ltd has applied to build six 126m ...

Factory farming is a common yet controversial practice that allows for the large-scale production of meat products. However, the system often involves the inhumane raising and handling of animals.

When Paula and Dale Boles took over Dale’s father’s farmland in North Carolina, they thought that poultry farming would be a good way to work the land until they were ready to pass it on to their ...

The council's planning portal shows about 1,000 people have written in.

Readers respond to Eli Saslow’s front-page report about the Watson family’s farm in Pennsylvania. Readers respond to a guest essay, “Stop Worrying, and Learn to Love Industrial Food.” They were at a ...