'Good' food movement expands as outbreaks, recalls prove dangers of industrial agriculture –Natural News, October 17

Industrial farming puts ecosystems at risk of collapse, warns Prince Charles–The Guardian

Obesity in America: Are Factory

Farms, Big Pharma and Big Food

to Blame? –Huffington Post

Conglomerated food industry harms

eaters, farmers –The Daily Campus at UConn

The Grim Realities of Factory Farms –Christianity Today

Factory animal farms spew toxic chemical fumes, poisoning neighbors –Natural News

• Agricultural land (1,000 ha) • Global population (in millions)

Demand supply imbalance

Source: FAO Stat

Source: FAO Stat, Rabobank

32.5 PERCENT lower injury rate than the national average

9.1 9.1 8.4

7.5 6.9 6.9 8.96 8.74

6.76 6.58 6.17

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National Average Smithfield OSHA Total Case Rates vs. Smithfield Case Rates

(2005-2010) Work-related Injuries and Illnesses

“Value Creation”

“… highlight ways that Smithfield’s sustainability program creates value for all our stakeholders — from shareholders to employees, from community members to nongovernmental organizations, from customers to consumers — while simultaneously improving company financial performance.”

TOTAL EXPENDITURES: $49.8 MILLION TOTAL COST REDUCTION: $211.1 MILLION

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