Sentences with phrase «commercial livestock operations»

Wright suspects that the antibiotic - drenched environment of commercial livestock operations is prime ground for such transfer.

Not exact matches

«Farm operation» means the land and on - farm buildings, equipment, manure processing and handling facilities, and practices which contribute to the production, preparation and marketing of crops, livestock and livestock products as a commercial enterprise, including a «commercial horse boarding operation» as defined in subdivision thirteen of this section, a «timber operation» as defined in subdivision fourteen of this section, «compost, mulch or other biomass crops» as defined in subdivision sixteen of this section and «commercial equine operation» as defined by subdivision seventeen of this section.

However, barn, silos, livestock facilities or greenhouses no longer in use for a commercial operation, used for storage, and outbuildings such as storage sheds are permitted if they are not used primarily for income producing agricultural, farming or commercial enterprise

We soon realized, however, that despite the deplorable conditions in puppy mills and periodic exposés (even Oprah did one), legislators at the state and federal level were reluctant to pass meaningful legislation to improve the conditions of commercial breeding operations because puppy mills fall under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and their state equivalents, and dogs in puppy mills are considered to be livestock, and animal welfare of any stripe is a much harder sell in those circles than it should be, sadly.

Yet another hazard involving commercial agricultural operations can occur when people driving in rural parts of Illinois encounter livestock in the road, representing yet another hazard of back road driving and increased volume of cars in Illinois farm country.

Ask around and do your research about local crops grown, what sort of livestock does well in your climate and whether farm operations are mainly acreages and hobby farms or commercial crops, ranches or recreational.