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Scaling Up: The weighty impact of hog farming’s evolution?

Madison McVan by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest September 7, 2022June 20, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

Since the 1990s, hog farms have gotten bigger, more specialized and more productive, according to a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Environmental Research Service. 

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#AgAlerts: Costco chickens; disappearing fish; #metoo in meatpacking

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting October 22, 2019October 22, 2019 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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