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Tag: monopoly

Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Breaking Big Meat’s monopoly isn’t for the faint of heart

Avatar photo by Dave Dickey, Columnist March 2, 2022July 5, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

President Joe Biden has declared war on Big Meat. Yup, Biden’s war. The president pinky swears new rules and a billion dollars in new funding will somehow end decades of what amounts to a meat monopoly in the beef, pork and chicken industries.

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#AgAlerts: Farmers struggle with late harvest; possible milk monopoly; drought

by Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting November 26, 2019November 26, 2019 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest
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Iowa’s 1880s Big “Beat ‘Em-all Barbed Wire Company” Patent Controversy

by Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History September 23, 2017January 23, 2023 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest

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