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GRAPHIC: Large family farms produced most beef, hogs and dairy in 2020
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Large family farms in the beef industry are more likely to operate feed lots, according to the USDA.
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GRAPHIC: One in six U.S. residents get sick from food poisoning each year. These are among the costliest germs.
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Foodborne illnesses cost more than $15 billion a year in medical expenses and lost productivity and wages, according to the federal government.
Agribusiness
Plagued by COVID outbreaks, the meatpacking industry could be forced to change under Biden
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While president-elect Joe Biden has not announced any specific plans to protect meatpacking workers, advocates believe there are things he could, and should, do.
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GRAPHIC: Americans throw away more food today than ever before
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Between 1960 and 2017, the quantity of wasted food increased more than 230 percent, according to EPA data.
Foreign investment in U.S. farmland on the rise
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Over the past decade, foreign companies have been investing in agricultural land in the United States at a record pace, according to a Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analysis of USDA data. The data was compiled from 1900 to 2014 under the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA).