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Tag: Smithfield

Posted inAgribusiness, National

States mull limits on foreign ownership of farmland

by Johnathan Hettinger, Investigate Midwest November 10, 2022November 10, 2022

Citing concerns about China, House Republicans ask GAO to look at foreign ownership. The 1978 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act requires holders to report ownership to the USDA. There are gaps in the data reported.

The Middle Fork River
Posted inAgribusiness, Climate Change, Environment, National

It takes tons of water to put meat on Americans’ plates. But most meat companies don’t ensure conservation in their supply chains.

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest February 23, 2022January 19, 2023
Posted inCOVID-19 and Meatpacking

New emails shed light on meat CEOs’ lobbying in beginning of pandemic

by Madison McVan, Investigate Midwest November 9, 2021January 20, 2023
Posted inCoronavirus

Trump ag secretary Sonny Perdue personally lobbied to keep meatpacking plants open during pandemic, emails show

by Madison McVan, Eli Hoff and Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest July 2, 2021January 23, 2023
Posted inCoronavirus

Infected, Exhausted, Distressed

by Madison McVan, Ignacio Calderon, Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting April 8, 2021January 23, 2023
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: Time for journalist introspection

by Dave Dickey, Commentator January 27, 2021January 28, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus

COVID-19 deaths go uninvestigated as OSHA takes a hands-off approach to meatpacking plants

by Kyle Bagenstose and Rachel Axon, USA TODAY; Sky Chadde, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting January 12, 2021January 15, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: The top agricultural story of 2020 is…

by Dave Dickey, Commentator December 16, 2020December 16, 2020
Posted inOpinion

Opinion: OSHA and Big Meat should be investigated over COVID-19 response

by Dave Dickey, Commentator October 28, 2020November 5, 2020
Posted inEspañol

Empleados de la industria cárnica aseguran que la política de asistencia los obliga a trabajar con posibles síntomas de Covid-19

by Heather Schlitz, Centro de Reporte Investigativo del Medio Oeste October 23, 2020January 23, 2023

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