The number of CAFO dairies in Vermont, those with more than 700 cows that practice permanent confinement, have more than doubled in a five year period. This rapid increase in factory-style farms has coincided with a dramatic increase in water quality issues, including a rapid rise in cyanobacteria outbreaks. This video features images from Vermont’s Addison County, where CAFO farms in close proximity to Lake Champlain have done significant damage to its water quality. Vermont has a choice, the video concludes: Clean water or factory farms.
