Bees Can Be Trained to Detect COVID-19
They’re pretty quick at it, too.
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Remembering the Food Workers We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part 3
The third part in a series honoring the food and agriculture workers who lost their lives to the virus.
Remembering the Food Workers We’ve Lost to COVID-19 Part 2
The second part in a series honoring the food and agriculture workers who lost their lives to the virus.
How Much Did Meatpacking Plants Spread COVID-19?
A new study attributes 334,000 cases to meatpacking plants—and that’s probably conservative.
USDA Inspector General Probes COVID-19 Protection of Meat Inspectors
The investigation comes in response to a request from Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado.
Taking It to the Street: Food Vending During and After COVID-19
Efforts to expand street food vending can help keep the most vulnerable people out of poverty.
Congress Is Investigating Meatpacking Plants for COVID-19 Safety Violations
Meatpacking plants have been hubs of the virus’s spread over the past year.
Trump Administration Finalizes Changes to H-2A Farmworker Program
A part of the proposed rule is actually under a legal injunction already.
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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