Eric Simon, a longtime chicken farmer, will operate the J-S Ranch near Scio, Ore. He and others in the poultry industry say new technology for the farms is tailored for animal welfare, while ...

In Linn County, a coalition of farmers and residents has, for years, pushed back against plans for a huge chicken farm they say could pollute the local drinking water and a nearby river. Now, ...

Environmentalists hail EGLE's tougher standards for mega-farms as long-overdue protections for state water quality. Farmers see it as more costly red tape.

In 2007, North Carolina permanently banned new or expanded hog farms that collect waste in lagoons and spray it on fields as fertilizer. The idea was to shift to cleaner disposal methods at these ...

Living near a poultry farm in North Carolina can reduce a home’s value by up to 30%, according to a Duke University study. That finding comes as the number of birds North Carolina poultry farms raise ...