factory farm
noun
: a large industrialized farm
especially
: a farm on which large numbers of livestock are raised indoors in conditions intended to maximize production at minimal cost
factory farming
noun
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Fishing pollutes and depletes marine ecosystems while pollution from factory farms contaminates waterways.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
These checks must be done in the factory farm industry as well since investigations reveal animal abuse can exist in them and only the most disturbing cases are reported, and few are penalized.
—Anna-Jae Clarke, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
There are now 12 hog factory farms within three miles of the Trom family property.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Like Carolyn Bittner in Iowa, the smell of the factory farms near McNealy’s home erodes her quality of life.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2025
These checks must be done in the factory farm industry as well since investigations reveal animal abuse can exist in them and only the most disturbing cases are reported, and few are penalized.
—Anna-Jae Clarke, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2025
There are now 12 hog factory farms within three miles of the Trom family property.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 7 Feb. 2025
Like Carolyn Bittner in Iowa, the smell of the factory farms near McNealy’s home erodes her quality of life.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 23 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for factory farm
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“Factory farm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factory%20farm. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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