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Bills introduced in the U.S. House and Senate would add lawyers in the USDA to prosecute complaints under the Packers and Stockyards Act. Experts and advocates have said the law has been weakened over the previous decades.
Over the past month, Investigate Midwest contacted 11 leading Big Ag companies about their health care policies regarding abortion. Only one answered our questions.
The ongoing avian flu outbreak has caused the loss of 37 million birds since February.
Growing foreign investment has spurred legislative action in states and Congress.
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A crew of farmworkers claimed they were sprayed with pesticides. What should have been a “rapid response” was a “big mess.”
Four outbreaks have occurred in the two years since the Food and Drug Administration announced its action plan to combat E. coli in leafy greens.
Dozens of local water agencies are scrambling to stop costs from spiraling out of control amid the high price of importing water and the impacts of climate change including wildfires.
“We import 80% of the fertilizer we use from outside the U.S. so the situation in eastern Europe will affect those supply chain issues around the world," one farm bureau representative said.
The USDA expects the prices to affect some producers' plans.