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Slaughter Rules Mean More Safety Tasks

Some are slamming new regulations that place responsibilities once held by federal inspectors in the hands of meat company employees.

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Trump Escapes Blame for Ethanol Policy

Corn production has nearly doubled in the past 30 years, and without an ever-larger ethanol market farmers fear demand could plunge.

Vegetable Seed Developer Wins World Food Prize

His name is Groot. He's a guardian of high-quality seeds for tropical environments.

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Law on Undercover Workers Struck Down

The Iowa law made it illegal to get a job at a livestock farm to conduct an animal cruelty undercover investigation.

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Organic Farmers Vow to Compete

The dairy industry, like much of U.S. farming, has trended toward fewer but larger farms since the 1980s.

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Trade, Immigration, Biofuel Policies Hit Farmers

Many farmers are more worried than ever about their ability to continue eking out an existence in agriculture.

Salmonella in Chicken Salad Kills 1

Out of the 265 illnesses, 94 people were hospitalized.

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Man Wins Suit Over 'Stinky' Plant

He won a free-speech lawsuit after this hometown threatened him for saying it smelled of 'rancid dog food.'

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Trade Dispute Draws Ire of Farmers

Overall, the nation's farmers shipped nearly $20 billion of goods to China in 2017.

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New Meat Industry Welfare Rules Dropped

The Trump administration has repeatedly delayed implementing the rule and had signaled that it might never move forward with it.