Intensive animal farming may increase the risk of future pandemics, a new study has found. The findings go against the conventional wisdom that industrialized farming reduces the risk of disease ...

Seven years ago we exposed a loophole that lets polluting farms operate without scrutiny. Now it may finally be closed – leaving winners and losers ...

Intensive livestock farming could raise the risk of new pandemics, researchers have warned. Industrialized farming is often thought to reduce the risk of zoonotic diseases (those transmitted from ...

People living at Lac Pelletier, Sask. and on nearby farms worry the area’s water and even the air they breathe are being ...

Factory farming is not only taking a toll on animal welfare, it is also shortening human lifespans and inflicting irreversible damage on the environment, a new report reveals. Dubbed the Factory ...

Running a small cowcalf operation can be rewarding, but it is not without challenges. Larger farms spread their costs over ...

The amount of greenhouse gases emitted by dairies has been a hotly contested issue and now a California-based animal rights group has released a map listing what it refers to ...

The government has not assessed how many cattle farms could be affected by plans to extend environmental permitting rules to dairy and intensive beef ...