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Court Orders School Lunch Supplier to Stop Selling ‘Adulterated’ Juice
Valley Processing was selling juice with inorganic arsenic and patulin toxins, according to the FDA.
Report: Bill Gates Now the Largest Private Owner of American Farmland
It’s the culmination of a long trend of the rich using farmland as an investment.
Trump Administration Reportedly Considers Biofuel Waivers in Final Days
The EPA has backtracked after corn producers were outraged by the news.
Degraded Soil Costs Corn Farmers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year: Study
An astounding amount of fertilizer is used just to make up for degradation.
Bird Flu Is Spreading Through Europe and Asia
From Japan to France, this year’s bird flu is looking like a bad one.
Pilgrim’s Pride Wants to Settle Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $75 Million
The company will not admit guilt, however.
Report finds Workers at Brazilian Beef Farms Supplying JBS Suffer ‘Conditions Similar to Slavery’
Repórter Brasil found problems at the bottom of the meat giant’s supply chain.
New Stimulus Package Provides Billions in Food and Agriculture Funding
It aims to fill gaps left by the first package.
Trump Administration Rejects Some Changes to Dietary Guidelines
The new version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans was released last week—with some edits by the Trump administration.
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