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The Industrialization of Agriculture: Implications for Public Concern and Environmental Consequences of CAFOs

Outline. 1.Review of Industrialization in the Poultry and Swine Sector 2.Viewing Industrialization in a Broader Context for Conflict (or Policy) Analysis3.Consequences of Industrialization that Cause Conflict Over CAFOs4.Concluding Thoughts about Public Policy and Institutional Responses. 1. Re

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The Industrialization of Agriculture: Implications for Public Concern and Environmental Consequences of CAFOs

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    1. The Industrialization of Agriculture: Implications for Public Concern and Environmental Consequences of CAFOs When/where did industrialized agriculture and CAFOs come into being? What are the driving forces behind agricultural industrialization? What consequences of industrialization and CAFO have caused controversy? How are these consequences being dealt with by public policies and institutions?

    2. Outline 1.Review of Industrialization in the Poultry and Swine Sector 2.Viewing Industrialization in a Broader Context for Conflict (or Policy) Analysis 3.Consequences of Industrialization that Cause Conflict Over CAFOs 4. Concluding Thoughts about Public Policy and Institutional Responses

    3. 1. Review of Industrialization in the Poultry and Swine Sectors Marriage of Scientific Knowledge and Industrial Economy Forces  Ag industrialization is not a new thing! (It’s been ongoing for many decades) Selected Researchers’ Observations 1960s & 70s - Poultry (broiler) Industry 1980s & 90s - Swine Industry

    4. Ag Industrialization - Observations of Researchers in the 1960s & 1970s Scientific/Technological Knowledge & Industrial Economy Forces Specialization in services & products Substitution of off-farm activities for farm work Decreased importance of land vs. capital Separation of crop and animal production Shift from land-based to capital-based activity Could be located almost anywhere

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