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USDA

USDA delays putting organic livestock and poultry rules into action

By Robert Holly | May 12, 2017

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is — for the second time — delaying the implementation of organic rules for the treatment and living conditions of poultry and livestock.

Government

Democratic senators call for insider trading investigation into presidential adviser Carl Icahn’s renewable fuel credits investment

By Robert Holly | May 10, 2017

A group of eight Democratic senators on Tuesday called upon three federal departments to investigate whether billionaire investor — and adviser to President Donald Trump — Carl Icahn violated insider trading laws for his activity in the renewable fuel credits market.

Health

Salmonella, campylobacter top foodborne illnesses in 2016

By Robert Holly | April 26, 2017

Salmonella and campylobacter caused the most reported bacterial foodborne illnesses in 2016, preliminary data recently released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s FoodNet program has found.

Government

Newly confirmed Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue joins ‘farmers roundtable’ discussion at White House as Trump issues executive order

By Robert Holly | April 26, 2017

President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a new executive order targeting economic development in rural America.

Health

Environmental groups sue EPA, renew calls for ban on pesticide linked to neurological disorders

By Robert Holly | April 6, 2017

Two environmental groups filed a complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday for its controversial decision to not ban a pesticide linked to neurological, developmental and autoimmune disorders.

Health

Nonpartisan watchdog finds ‘gaps’ in oversight of antibiotics in agriculture

By Robert Holly | April 4, 2017

The federal government has taken steps aimed at reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a serious health threat that sickens an estimated 2 million people in the United States each year. But nobody knows if those steps — many focused on monitoring the antibiotics given to cattle, hogs and chickens raised for food — are working.

Labor

Report: Hundreds of farmworkers exploited, abused in U.S.

By Robert Holly | March 30, 2017

Farmworkers laboring inside the United States are at risk for becoming victims of human trafficking thanks to a largely complex and opaque recruiting process, a new report has revealed.

Government

Business ties made public for Trump’s USDA pick Sonny Perdue

By Robert Holly | March 14, 2017

The Office of Government Ethics released on Sunday disclosure documents filed by President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Department of Agriculture, former governor of Georgia Sonny Perdue.

Environment

State officials call on Pruitt to rein in EPA

By Robert Holly | March 8, 2017

More than a dozen state attorneys general and one governor have asked recently confirmed U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt to scale back on federal involvement in favor of more state control.

GMOs

As Big Ag moves forward with next-generation food modification, federal regulators push to keep up

By Robert Holly | February 27, 2017

Federal officials are seeking public comment on proposed regulations to better oversee next-generation food modification. Meanwhile, the St. Louis-based seed giant Monsanto is making strides with gene-editing tools.

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Database: Tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking workers and industry

USDA photo by Preston Keres

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat inspectors and graders perform their mission.

Illinois billionaire Shahid Khan investing in thousands of acres of the state’s farmland

Farm acreage at the1831 2500N, Thomasboro, IL belonging to Baloo Enterpriseson Saturday, March 13, 2021. photo by Darrell Hoemann/C-U Citizen Access

Opinion

  • Opinion: Big Meat lets down public…yet again

    JBS SA owned Pilgrim's Pride is the second-largest chicken processor in the United States. But now as it turns out Pilgrims Pride is also more crooked than Lombard Street.

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