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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.
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.
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?
The Hernandez family and other dairy workers are heading back home amid hostile rhetoric and rising immigration arrests in the Midwest and nationwide.