afida
Foreign investment in US cropland nearly triples in past decade, USDA data shows
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Growing foreign investment has spurred legislative action in states and Congress.
Agribusiness
TOP TAKEAWAYS: Five things to know from our investigation into Illinois’ monitoring of human pesticide exposure
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These are the most important things to know about our latest investigation.
Agribusiness
How Illinois’ ‘fragmented system’ of monitoring pesticide exposure ‘allows individuals to get poisoned over and over without any brakes’
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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.”
OSHA and USDA should have collaborated more to protect meatpacking workers from COVID-19, government watchdog says
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An Office of Inspector General report released Tuesday concluded the two agencies could have done more to ensure the safety of meatpacking plant workers.
Department of Homeland Security
Opening this spring in Kansas: A high-tech lab researching livestock diseases
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At the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, researchers will try to find cures for and ways to prevent highly contagious diseases, such as foot-and-mouth disease, affecting livestock and humans.
Elanco
EPA internally questioned its ability to properly regulate pet collars linked to tens of thousands of injury reports
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According to internal communication, EPA staff were also told to not mention in emails the popular Seresto collar, the source of myriad complaints.
Agribusiness
Shuttered offices, potentially high fertilizer costs: Here’s what the situation in Ukraine means for U.S. agriculture
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“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.
Agribusiness
‘A pretty big sea change’: EPA says it will consider endangered species when approving new pesticides — without the threat of lawsuits
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Under the new approach, the EPA recently banned certain pesticides in more than a 100 U.S. counties.
Government
Promised debt relief, some Black farmers get collection notices
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Confusion, anxiety as USDA effort is in limbo.
Agribusiness
European pesticide victims left to fend for themselves
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Suffering from Parkinson’s disease or cancer, European farmworkers experience inadequate recognition and failing compensation schemes.