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Union Negotiates With JBS to Get Protections For Plant Workers

Workers at meatpacking and processing plants are rapidly finding themselves in COVID-19 hotspots. These workers... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 22, 2020
Stores Can Sell Unlabeled Eggs During COVID-19 Crisis

Certain staples have been wildly in demand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among those are flour,... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 18, 2020
USDA Announces $19 Billion Aid Package for Farmers and Ranchers

The coronavirus stimulus package included a substantial amount of money for agriculture, but apparently it... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 18, 2020
Trump Administration Forced to Pause Plan to Kick People Off Food Stamps

For years, the Trump administration has been trying to change rules concerning the Supplemental Nutrition... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 17, 2020
Major South Dakota Meat Plant Shuts Down Due to COVID-19

Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the United States, announced the shutdown of a... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 16, 2020
Land O’Lakes Removes Native American Woman From Label

The “butter maiden” is no more.  Dairy co-operative Land O’Lakes has removed the image of... (more)

Alex Robinson
April 15, 2020
The Trump Administration Reportedly Wants to Cut Farmworker Wages

Certain workers, like grocery store clerks, were never before given much in the way of... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 15, 2020
The Biofuel Industry Is Really Struggling Right Now

The various measures taken to attempt to curtail the spread of COVID-19 have taken their... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 14, 2020
Converting Forests into Farmland Could Increase Spread of Zoonotic Disease

COVID-19 has created a colossal public health crisis people are grappling with around the world.... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
April 10, 2020
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