Farmers Holding Summit On Environment, Economy And Factory Farms In Green Bay

The first ever Factory Farm Summit was held in Green Bay this weekend.

Environmental groups opposed to large scale farms known as confined animal feeding operations, or CAFOs, are sponsoring the event. In Wisconsin, CAFOs are farms with more than 700 animals.

One session will focus on how large-scale farms impact local communities and will be led by retired ag economist John Ikerd from the University of Missouri. 

Ikerd, who grew up on a small farm, said he used to advocate large-scale farming was a way to make food more affordable, but that hasn`t worked out. ...