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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
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
Why Isn’t Anyone From Agriculture on the White House Coronavirus Task Force?

The White House Coronavirus Task Force is the Trump administration’s central collating force for dealing... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
April 8, 2020
In Praise of Preppers

Hoarding food and supplies has suddenly become mainstream. But as any prepper—one whose lifestyle revolves around... (more)

Brian Barth
April 4, 2020
How Distilleries Are Stepping Up to Help Flatten the Curve

Marty Derks wouldn’t usually spend eight hours on a Sunday grinding corn, but the Canadian... (more)

Lindsay Campbell
March 30, 2020
US Meat Plant Worker Tests Positive for Coronavirus

Well, it was bound to happen. With COVID-19 causing both massive runs on food in... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
March 24, 2020
Your Farm-Related COVID-19 News Roundup

The global COVID-19 pandemic is already disrupting the way farmers make a living from Anantapur,... (more)

Modern Farmer
March 17, 2020
Study Finds Grocery Stores Need to Do More to Tell Customers About...

If it feels like you’ve seen more food recalls lately, you’re not necessarily wrong. It’s... (more)

Dan Nosowitz
February 19, 2020
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