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#AgAlerts: Covid-19 affects meat supply, worker wages and drinking water; robot and weeds

By Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | May 1, 2020

At least two million animals have already reportedly been culled on farm, and that number is expected to rise. Approved methods for slaughtering poultry include slow suffocation by covering them with foam, or by shutting off the ventilation into the barns.

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By Cynthia Voelkl/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | April 2, 2020

Rural communities are bracing for a looming recession caused by the coronavirus pandemic, expecting that it could devastate already shaky economies.

As the virus shuts down schools, factories, restaurants and other businesses, rural towns contend with a smaller tax base, less access to high-speed internet and growing strain among lenders.