Factory farms are profoundly anti-traditional, and conservatives should stand firmly against them. They are a modern monstrosity, an industrial system that has torn the soul out of food production, leaving something wretched and unnatural in its place. Until recently, animal farming was an honorable way of life, rooted in a long and meaningful tradition. Pasture farming connected people to the land and to their animals, fostering a bond grounded in respect and stewardship. Today, opposition to factory farming among conservatives is far lower than it should be. This is partly because such opposition is often conflated with left-wing ideas about vegetarianism and veganism. But this is a mistake. The conservative alternative to industrialized agriculture is not vegetarianism. It is the restoration of traditional pasture farming.