Animal Agriculture & the Environment Team
Michigan State University Extension

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East Lansing, MI 48824
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Regulations and GAAMPS

I'm Not a CAFO!
By Dann Bolinger

If you think that environmental regulation of dairy and livestock farms affects only the large farms, don't believe it! An AFO (Animal Feeding Operation) is defined as any farm that confines animals for more than 45 days during the year for any part of the day and where the confined area has no vegetation during the normal growing season. In Michigan, that includes nearly every animal farm. Read entire article

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