GRAPHIC: Here's why mass deportation could affect the nation's …
Nov 20, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has promised to begin his second term with the largest mass deportation in history, making the jobs held by undocumented workers available …
As ag consolidation grows, Harris and Trump pitch different …
Oct 29, 2024 · In 2020, under Trump, the USDA further weakened the act by withdrawing Obama-era rules that would have made it easier for livestock farmers to prove that large companies …
USDA’s investigation into Tyson Foods has collected thousands of ...
Dec 17, 2024 · Despite remaining tight-lipped about its investigation into Tyson Foods, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has collected nearly 18,000 related documents. However, some …
Tyson Foods cut contracts with poultry farmers. Now the company …
Dec 17, 2024 · As the lawsuit moves forward, a Watchdog Writers Group analysis of documents filed in the case, in partnership with Investigate Midwest, reveals Tyson coordinated closely …
Second Trump administration threatens USDA conservation and …
Nov 11, 2024 · This story was originally published by Barn Raiser. In the mid 1980s, Thomas Eich’s grandparents, who farmed corn and soybeans, enrolled in the newly established …
Oklahoma AG's expert witnesses push chicken waste ban amid …
Dec 26, 2024 · The only way to significantly reduce phosphorus levels in Oklahoma’s eastern waterways is to ban the use of chicken litter as fertilizer, a soil scientist testified last month in a …
Illegal manure pollution, and cancer, on the rise in Iowa
Dec 17, 2024 · A new report from environmental watchdog group Food & Water Watch suggests that almost 2 million fish were killed from manure spills in Iowa between 2013 and 2023. The …
GRAPHIC: Bayer, Corteva control vast majority of GMO seed patents
Dec 16, 2024 · Corn and soybeans are two of America’s most lucrative cash crops. Corn is used in soft drinks and processed snacks, but most corn is used to produce ethanol, a heavily …
Iowa dairies with biogas digesters are growing their herds, which ...
Nov 4, 2024 · Many digester sites boost herds. Iowa has permitted 15 new digester facilities since 2021, when the Legislature passed a law allowing animal feeding operations with digesters to …
Risky Revival: How Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant could impact ...
Dec 10, 2024 · COVERT, Michigan — The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, long synonymous with safety lapses and regulatory oversight, is poised for an unprecedented …