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Recent flooding costs grain trader Archer Daniels Midland millions in losses

By Claire Hettinger / Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | April 3, 2019

Severe weather and flooding that impacted much of the Midwest are expected to cause multinational agribusiness company Archer Daniels Midland to lose millions of dollars.

Safety exemptions for livestock haulers raise concerns for others on the road

By Kristoffer Tigue/Columbia Missourian | December 28, 2018

Exemptions for livestock haulers are designed to protect animals but come at a time when large-truck-related fatalities have been increasing.

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

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 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.

Opinion

Opinion: DOJ is just warming up in discovering Big Meat collusion

The recent meat industry indictment is damning. If the DOJ is invested in ending corruption, more indictments will follow.

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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Recent flooding costs grain trader Archer Daniels Midland millions in losses

By Claire Hettinger / Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting | April 3, 2019

Agribusiness

Safety exemptions for livestock haulers raise concerns for others on the road

By Kristoffer Tigue/Columbia Missourian | December 28, 2018

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