« Organic Factory Farm Investigation
Channing, Texas (May 17, 2014)
In this particular facility all the cows are in the buildings rather than on pasture.
Lots of cows in dry lot as opposed to pasture. Organic farm operators are legally allowed to temporarily close confine cattle for a number of reasons related to the health and environment, but not because a confinement-model operation produces more milk.
Most cows confined as opposed to on pasture.
Many more cows in the dry lot rather than pasture.
One of the milking facilities/freestyle buildings.
Overview of two of the milking facilities on this massive, sprawling operation milking 8,500+ cows in two separate milking parlors. In this desert-like environment everything is brown with the exception of acreage under center pivot irrigation. Cows are visible on two of these center pivots.
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