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Iowa Has a Staggering 11,000 Factory Farms and Their Manure Is Fueling a Growing Water Crisis
The searchable map uses Iowa Department of Natural Resources records to show manure output, enforcement actions and survey results from 1,051 residents.
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Iowa Has a Staggering 11,000 Factory Farms and Their Manure Is Fueling a Growing Water Crisis
Iowa is the U.S. state with the most factory farms: 10,830 of them, to be exact. The massive scale of animal agriculture in Iowa produces staggering amounts of manure, more than its fields of corn, soy and other crops can absorb.
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We Mapped All 11,000 Factory Farms in Iowa. Here Are Five Things We Learned. - Organic Consumers
September 22, 2026 | Source: Sentient | by John McCracken Iowa is the U.S. state with the most factory farms: 10,830 of them, to be exact. The massive scale of animal agriculture in Iowa produces staggering amounts of manure, more than its fields of corn, soy and other crops can absorb. This
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