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OPINION: Don’t Stop at Big Tech—We Need to Bust Big Agriculture, Too
A wave of consolidation has given a few large companies control of proprietary, multi-level systems of traits, seeds, agrochemicals and digital technology.
Tom Vilsack Cruises Through Nomination Hearing
Biden’s pick to lead the USDA faced more questions about his grandchildren than systemic racism
Congress Is Investigating Meatpacking Plants for COVID-19 Safety Violations
Meatpacking plants have been hubs of the virus’s spread over the past year.
Why Is India’s Government Pushing a Nationwide Cow Exam?
It’s all about bovine politics.
State Department Issues Travel Ban Exemption for South African Farmworkers
These temporary workers were included in an initial ban.
Study: Crops Can Grow in Compacted Soil. We Just Have to ‘Convince’ Them
New research points to a sort of “shut off” switch.
USDA Finalizes Hemp Production Regulations
Some things are a little loosened.
Biden Administration Freezes Proposed Line Speed Increases in Poultry Plants
It’s a point for worker safety.
Tyson Foods to Pay $221.5 Million in Chicken Price-Fixing Scandal Settlement
It may not be the last.
