
Factory Farming
Industrial animal production factories are uncommon in Albemarle County. Around here, animal husbandry usually means keeping a reasonable number of animals on the land rather than tens of thousands in a single building.
Totier Creek Watershed Association follows, analyzes and takes actions on the most critical issues facing the watershed.

Industrial animal production factories are uncommon in Albemarle County. Around here, animal husbandry usually means keeping a reasonable number of animals on the land rather than tens of thousands in a single building.

Many public sewer systems and certain industries (such as meat processing plants, rendering plants, and paper mills) produce waste byproducts that are used as agricultural fertilizer. Because this practice saves city folks and industry significant costs they would otherwise bear to dispose of their own waste, the fertilizer is often