Noun
a large-scale farming enterprise
Source: WordNetAccording to a recent study conducted by Iowa State University, a factory farm employee who has been employed for five years has a 50% chance of suffering a serious injury and 70% of factory farm workers have respiratory diseases. Source: Internet
Smithfield smeared: The Mexican government’s chief epidemiologist said it’s “highly improbable” that the Smithfield-operated Veracruz factory farm is responsible for the nation’s swine-flu outbreak. Source: Internet
The reviewer notes that Stuart himself is not a vegetarian, but “opposes the ecological impact of the factory farm, rather than meat itself, which he eats when he can be satisfied that the animals were reared and killed sensitively.” Source: Internet
Sure we can say that those who are impoverished can't afford to eat a lot of meat unless they buy from a factory farm. Source: Internet