Talk:Intensive animal farming

Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture?

This article treats 'Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture' as synonymous with 'intensive agriculture', though this is at odds with Fish_farming#Intensive_aquaculture. I have not done much reading on aquaculture, but on first pass, I think the Fish_farming#Intensive_aquaculture section is closer to what we should cover in this article, as the 'intensive' descriptor relates to high inputs and animal density, not (necessarily) whether the system recycles waste.Dialectric (talk) 19:57, 29 September 2019 (UTC)

Carbon emissions of intensive farming

I think it would be help to add some date here on the article on carbon emissions of factory farming, which is a topic of great interest.Aerchasúr (talk) 21:54, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Factory farming term

Hello @Randy Kryn: I disagree with this edit. The distinction is necessary because that term is inherently POV and so either needs the qualifier or should be removed. Invasive Spices (talk) 16:27, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

While opponents is a little vague, I do agree some qualifier is need to distinguish that it's a moniker that also has some accuracy/nebulous issues. I've restored the text with that in mind, but am definitely open to improvements. KoA (talk) 17:25, 2 November 2021 (UTC)

I find it to be a common term. While opponents use it pejoratively, I do hear it and read it as a common term. I mean, who says 'intensive animal farming', except technologists? Alaney2k (talk) 15:30, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

It's common in the general public, but usually not used typically by high-quality sources or those with subject-matter expertise in agriculture topics. Because it's such a nebulous term, there isn't really a straight equivalent in more precise terminology used by scientists or farmers. Otherwise, the term wouldn't have that problem in the first place. True common names tend to be more specific such as feedlots for cattle, etc. rather than one commonly used umbrella term. Because the term factory farming is often moreso a term of perception among the general public or sometimes used for outright misinformation, it is one we have to be careful about and apply WP:GEVAL to the term by flagging it in some fashion. KoA (talk) 16:09, 8 July 2023 (UTC)

Even though the NYT source purportedly claims it's a pejorative term, it's also in the Oxford English Dictionary without any 'derogatory' label or usage notes. This indicates it's a general term for the system of farming. Terpomamanto (talk) 01:40, 12 November 2023 (UTC)

Maintenance template

The maintenance template stating "The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject" is there since December 2017. Is it still relevant ? Should we remove this template or does the article need modifications ? Alenoach (talk) 16:38, 5 August 2023 (UTC)

Removed. If you think there is still modifications to be made relevant to this template, you can explain it here. Alenoach (talk) 01:59, 12 August 2023 (UTC)