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Tyson Plant Managers Placed Bets on COVID-19 Case Numbers: Lawsuit
It claims that plant managers bet on how many employees would be infected.
Progressive Groups Urge Biden Against Picking Heidi Heitkamp for USDA Chief
They cite Heitkamp’s voting record, ties to energy and agribusiness, and opposition to environmental causes.
Alliance of Conservative and Progressive Farm Groups Takes Aim at Climate Change
Strange bedfellows give us a preview of a Biden administration’s climate policies.
From Summer Harvest to Autumn Bounty
The Loaves & Fishes Farm Series Cookbook celebrates seasonal ingredients and the Long Island farmers who produce them.
Trump Administration to Freeze Wages of H-2A Farmworkers
A new rule will affect pay for H-2A workers.
Farmers Are Depleting the Ogallala Aquifer Because the Government Pays Them to Do It
One of the world's largest groundwater sources is being sucked dry faster than it can be replenished.
Washington State Supreme Court Rules Farmworkers Are Entitled to Overtime Pay
It’s the first ruling of its kind, and could be a model for other states.
European Union Hits United States With Tariffs On Tobacco, Nuts
It will affect agriculture exports.
Court Nixes FDA’s Approval of Genetically Engineered Salmon
It would be the first genetically modified animal intended for human consumption in the world.
