Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP)

A new report from @HarkinAtDrake calls for a moratorium on new factory farms to protect Iowa's water quality. 👏 “A crisis that will continue to get worse if bold actions commensurate to the scale of the threat to the public are not taken.” #CleanWater iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/03/06/har…

Farmers know what works—and what doesn’t. Systems that ignore animal welfare and farmer well-being only benefit large corporations. Attacks on #Prop12 are about protecting profits—not farmers or consumers. Read more from @AmbrookAg: sraproject.info/4bThadG

A Michigan dairy factory farm with a long history of violations will pay $33K after tens of thousands of gallons of manure spilled into nearby waterways. Incidents like this are a reminder why rural communities deserve stronger oversight & clean water. mlive.com/environment/20…

#Prop12 helps level the playing field for small producers. Missouri hog farmer Bob Street says the law helped him stay afloat. Still, the largest pork corporations are trying to strip it away in the 2026 Farm Bill. Read the latest from @FarmActionUS: farmaction.us/rethinking-the…

An estimated 10 million tons of manure from California factory farms are unaccounted for. 💧 When oversight falls short, nearby communities are left to pay the price. More from @Sentient_Media: sentientmedia.org/ten-million-to…

Factory farms in Wisconsin have grown 160% in the past two decades, while nearly 18,000 dairy farms have disappeared. Rural communities have stepped up to pass local protections—despite pushback from dairy industry groups. #LocalControl #CommunityPower investigatemidwest.org/2026/03/11/wis…

Factory farms in California routinely avoid pollution regulations intended to protect the state’s water, finds a new white paper out of @stanford.edu. Seth Millstein reports: buff.ly/SMbt56C

Minnesota regulators are asking the public whether the state’s rule to prevent agricultural nitrate pollution is strong enough to protect drinking water. buff.ly/jIaBkFe

When @CraigWcafarms92 exposed conditions inside industrial poultry farming, Perdue Farms retaliated. This week, a federal judge rejected Perdue’s attempt to block his whistleblower case. 👏 Whistleblowers deserve protection—not retaliation. #FairShake carolinajournal.com/judge-rejects-…

SRAP’s Water Rangers is the only volunteer water monitoring program focused specifically on pollution from factory farms. 🎧 Hear Cole Dickerson, program manager, talk with @Adam_Shriver_IA about how community monitoring can drive real change. #CleanWater open.substack.com/pub/canaryinac…

“I don’t feel like anyone is listening to me.” NC resident Brenda Schwab has repeatedly reported pollution concerns, but with just 14 inspectors for thousands of factory farms, the complaint system often fails to protect communities. #CleanWater insideclimatenews.org/news/09032026/…

Factory farms are among the worst water polluters in the U.S. 💧 Join SRAP's FREE Water Rangers training for the Great Lakes region and learn how to monitor waterways & identify pollution from industrial livestock operations. 📅 March 26 | 6:00 PM ET 🔗 sraproject.info/4lgRWci

Farmers deserve real options and support when navigating the contract growing system. We’ve launched a new website for current & potential contract farmers—offering resources and community for those facing unfair practices or considering their options.🌱growersunite.org

Western Wisconsin residents packed a state hearing this week to challenge a permit allowing Ridge Breeze Dairy to triple in size—producing 80M gallons of liquid manure each year. 🚨 Communities are speaking up. Decision-makers should listen. #RuralVoices wisconsinexaminer.com/2026/03/04/wes…

“Digesters haven’t addressed all the pollution associated with large-scale factory farms—if anything, they’ve increased it …” —Chris Hunt, @SRAProject. Climate solutions should reduce pollution—not concentrate it. #StopFactoryFarmGas #CleanWaterForAll thenewlede.org/2026/02/biogas…

Factory farming has changed rural America. For some communities, it’s become unlivable. Hear directly from people living with these impacts. Explore the story map: ➡️ sraproject.org/unlivable

Did you know one factory farm can produce as much waste as an entire city? Most of that waste is stored in open pits and spread untreated onto farmland—polluting soil, water, and air. See how close to home these operations are with our map ➡️ sraproject.org/unlivable

Real change starts when farmers & neighbors work side by side. @SRAProject Food & Farm Network brings communities together to advocate for regenerative food systems that protect public health, clean water, and the land people depend on. Learn more: sraproject.org/food-and-farm-…

A failure by digester plant owners to repay taxpayer-backed loans comes as projects that turn animal waste into alternative fuel face heightened scrutiny from health and environmental advocates. thenewlede.org/2026/02/manure…

Five years after the @USDA guaranteed more than $100 million for what was billed as the "world’s largest manure biogas project," the loans are delinquent, according to an analysis by The New Lede. thenewlede.org/2026/02/manure…