Agribusiness
Graphic: Americans drinking far less milk than in the past
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Americans drink much less fluid milk now than decades ago - in about 50 years we've reduced our consumption by 100 pounds per year on average.
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#AgAlerts: Relief plans; small town groceries, grain bin accidents; farmer suicides
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Wet and cold weather in 2019 have created a dangerous situation this year for South Dakota farmers who store grain in bins, heightening a risk of entrapment or death that has existed on farms for generations.
The number of reported grain entrapments across the country rose by 27% from 2018 to 2019, and deaths rose by 53% that year.
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#AgAlerts: Farmer suicides; unharvested corn; meatpacker rules; bees
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For decades, farmers have been engaged in an epic battle of David vs. Goliath, farmer vs. meatpacker. Just a handful of companies—including Tyson, JBS, and Cargill—control over 80 percent of the meat market. These companies set the price farmers and ranchers receive for their animals, and often work together to ensure that they stay low.
agriculture
Canada, Mexico and U.S. reach trade agreement, amid representatives call for consideration of NAFTA
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Amid growing tensions between U.S. and Canada leadership, Canada, Mexico, and the United States came to an agreement over the weekend to update The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). What will the new agreement mean for U.S. dairy farmers?
America’s Dairyland and Trump in the rearview mirror as workers return to Mexico
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The Hernandez family and other dairy workers are heading back home amid hostile rhetoric and rising immigration arrests in the Midwest and nationwide.