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Podcast: Farmland ownership in the U.S. and how it relates to food security

By Johnathan Hettinger/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | July 24, 2017

What does an increases in foreign investment mean for farmers in Iowa? IowaWatch Connection, a statewide radio program, dug into the issue of foreign investment and food security.

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U.S. files complaint against China over trade violations

By Johnathan Hettinger/Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | December 15, 2016

The complaint, the 15th filed against China by the Obama administration since 2009, argues that China is not “transparent, predictable or fair” in its administration of tariff-rate quotients, which protect its domestic farmers by taxing imports at a higher rate.

Database: Tracking Covid-19’s impact on meatpacking workers and industry

USDA photo by Preston Keres

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) meat inspectors and graders perform their mission.

Coronavirus outbreaks climb at U.S. meatpacking plants despite protections, Trump order

Coronavirus outbreaks climb at U.S. meatpacking plants despite protections, Trump order

Coronavirus outbreaks at U.S. meatpacking plants continue to soar as the beleaguered industry ramps up production, scales back plant closures and tries to return to normal in the weeks after President Donald Trump declared it an essential operation.

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SEEDS OF DESPAIR: Isolated, and with limited access to mental-health care, hundreds are dying by suicide.

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  • #AgAlerts: Relief plans; small town groceries, grain bin accidents; farmer suicides

    A roundup of news, reports, and research on agribusiness and related issues. Contractors selected for USDA food box program raise more red flags | The Counter The Counter has found additional inconsistencies in a list of contractors approved for the agency’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program.

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  • Opinion: Is Earth on a collision course with self-destruction?

    And so the question must be asked. Is the planet headed down a path where the slashing of regulations on methane and greenhouse gas emissions, the dumbing down of coal plant regulations, the desire to significantly increase offshore drilling and fracking and the willingness to toss aside the Paris Accord result in long-term irreversible impacts on our climate?

From the USDA

  • Secretary Perdue Statement on Dicamba Plaintiffs’ Attack on EPA Order

    (Washington, D.C., June 12, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today issued the following statement: "USDA supports the actions taken by the EPA to respond responsibly to the decision of the Ninth Circuit regarding Dicamba. At a time when the security of the food supply chain is paramount, the Center for Biological Diversity and its allies seek to cripple American farmers and further limit their ability to feed, fuel, and clothe this nation and the world.

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