JBS Five Rivers-Coronado Feeders, Dalhart, Texas, USA
https://goo.gl/maps/PsXUwN4goFM2
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There is a lot of discussion regarding the pro’s and con’s surrounding feedlots, which are intensive, very large farms, of which there are many dotted across the USA.
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Coronado Feeders outside Dalhart, Texas (pictured) has a capacity of about 60,000 head of cattle at one time. The layout of the feedlot is engineered so that all water – and effluent – drains into the lagoon (left side of the image). Water evaporates and solids are used as fertilizer for local farmers to use on their fields. No water runs off the premises (as required by EPA). The pens where cattle live are on the right side of the image.
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You can read more about feedlots at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feedlot
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This image (and much of my imagery) has been hugely influenced by the work Mishka Henner (http://www.mishkahenner.com/).
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