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David Pitt
Associated Press
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USDA Sued Over Poultry Production Speeds
Unions say the USDA's policy of allowing companies to slaughter birds faster endangers workers and makes it harder to protect against COVID-19.
Supply Chain
Healthy Pigs Killed Amid Meat Backlog
It’s a result of colliding forces as plants that normally process up to 20,000 hogs a day are closing because of ill workers.
Safety
Officials Ask Tyson to Close Pork Plant
The Iowa pork processing plant employs nearly 3,000 workers.
Supply Chain
Industry Scrambles to Stop Fatal Bird Flu
The industry was devastated by a large outbreak in 2015 that led to the killing of millions of chickens and turkeys.
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Video Shows Suffering at IA Lawmaker's Pig Farm
An animal welfare group accessed a hog farm last spring owned by an Iowa senator and recorded disturbing conditions on video and in photos.
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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.
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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.
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Salmonella in Chicken Salad Kills 1
Out of the 265 illnesses, 94 people were hospitalized.