Alan Guebert calculates the actual cost of our livestock and poultry concentrated animal feeding operation culture. It's higher than most Americans believe.
But the “Real question agriculture needs to ask itself,” Cropp poses, isn’t how you prevent these massive, devastating fires but “why would you even build a dairy operation of this size?
The key element of informed decision-making is facts. And not just any facts; the best, most tied-to-reality facts are needed to make the best decision.