'Factory farming' and the true cost of a burger

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'Factory farming' and the true cost of a burger The The New York Times and Washington Post are getting pushback for recent editorials defending large-scale factory farms. Some environmental groups argued the columns made one critical assumption, that there is no other option. Peter Lehner, sustainable food and farming program managing attorney for the advocacy group Earthjustice, noted while the Times and Post's editorials claim factory farms are needed to keep up with the demand for meat products, industrial agriculture does not feed the world. ...(Read More)