SRAP is pleased to welcome two new employees: Elisabeth Holmes, senior counsel, and Michael Payan, regional representative. Elisabeth (“Eli”) Holmes has practiced environmental, public health, … Read More
VICTORY! SRAP Helps Iowa Residents Stop a Large Iowa Select CAFO
It’s easy to build a concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) in Iowa. Weak regulations and a powerful pork industry make Iowa the country’s leading pork … Read More
WATCH: Smithfield Rap Sheet Exposes Decades of Factory Farm Pollution
Socially Responsible Agriculture Project (SRAP) reviewed three decades of public records and found Smithfield’s factory farms caused 748 reported spills, spewing more than 7.3 million … Read More
Lawsuit Accuses Poultry Producer Amick Farms of Undercompensating, Misclassifying Chicken Growers
Today, an important lawsuit was filed in federal court against Amick Farms alleging that they are undercompensating chicken growers by misclassifying them as independent contractors. … Read More
SRAP Welcomes Maegan Eichinger as Communications Associate
We’re pleased to welcome Maegan Eichinger to the SRAP team as our new communications associate! Maegan first discovered her love of storytelling after being introduced … Read More
The Rap Sheet on Smithfield’s Industrial Hog Facilities in Missouri
SRAP reviewed three decades of public records and found that Smithfield’s factory farms spilled more than 7.3 million gallons of hog waste on land … Read More
Food Sleuth Radio: Sherri Dugger on the Myths of Industrial Ag
Industrial agriculture and factory farms negatively impact rural communities’ water, air and quality of life. In this interview with Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered … Read More
SRAP Welcomes Mercedes Taylor-Puckett as Operations Assistant
SRAP is pleased to welcome two new employees: Mercedes Taylor-Puckett, operations assistant, and Robyn Hill, development manager. Mercedes’ earliest memories is helping her grandfather chop … Read More
SRAP Live: Building a Socially Responsible Food Future: Full Agenda
SRAP Live features farmers, activists, and academics who discuss environmental justice, the greenwashing of factory farm gas, community success stories, the injustices faced by contract … Read More