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GRAPHIC: Production contracts, a target of Biden administration, are common in livestock industry
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Usually under production contracts, farmers raise animals owned by meat companies.
Opinion
Opinion: Court gets it right in striking down Iowa ag-gag law
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At some farming operation in Iowa animal activists may legally be running an undercover sting operation to reveal inhuman treatment of animals. That's because last month the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa, and senior Judge James Gritzner, threw out a 2012 Iowa law that made it a crime for people to gain access to agricultural facilities by “false pretense.”
Agribusiness
Safety exemptions for livestock haulers raise concerns for others on the road
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Exemptions for livestock haulers are designed to protect animals but come at a time when large-truck-related fatalities have been increasing.
USDA
USDA delays putting organic livestock and poultry rules into action
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture is — for the second time — delaying the implementation of organic rules for the treatment and living conditions of poultry and livestock.
Health
Nonpartisan watchdog finds ‘gaps’ in oversight of antibiotics in agriculture
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The federal government has taken steps aimed at reducing the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, a serious health threat that sickens an estimated 2 million people in the United States each year. But nobody knows if those steps — many focused on monitoring the antibiotics given to cattle, hogs and chickens raised for food — are working.
Government
USDA moving forward with tougher organic standards for livestock, poultry
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that it will move forward with a controversial set of rules reforming organic standards for livestock and poultry.