Food, Agriculture, Policy and the Environment Compilation of recent news items maintained by the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy. Livestock and Environment Soaring demand for animal protein has created concerns that environmental degradation associated with livestock production will continue to increase. Meat Factories Overview of the corporatization of animal production, with a focus on manure and impacts on small farmers and rural communities. NRCS Water Quality Monitoring Training NRCS has a self-paced training course on the design of water quality monitoring available to the public free of charge. This website provides information on registration and testing.
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An environmental and economic farm planning tool recently developed by the Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota. This computer program was designed to evaluate the environmental and economic impact of alternative tillage, fertilizer, pesticide, and livestock management systems. Sierra Club Factory Farm Activists Toolkits Sierra Club has developed a Factory Farm Pollution Activists' Toolkit to provide activists with introductory information about factory farms. The Toolkit is intended specifically for those who have little or no background on CAFO issues. The Water Manifesto Citizens from Africa, Latin America, North America, Asia and Europe gathered in 1998 to express their concerns over the fact that 1.4 billion of the planet s 5.8 billion inhabitants do not have access to drinking water, the fundamental source of life.