Robin McDowell

When Filling Automation Wins

When Filling Automation Wins

August 1, 2026

A herding dog waits as a calf is treated during an inspection at a regional cattle ranchers association in Hermosillo, Mexico, Aug. 18, 2026.

Mexico Resumes Limited Cattle Exports to U.S.

August 25, 2026

Beef cows at the Diamond J Angus Ranch, March 31, 2026, Mandan, N.D.

Trump Announces Plan to Lower Beef Prices, but Ranchers and Some Republicans Are Already Balking

August 24, 2026

The seal of the Federal Trade Commission on an office building in Washington, Feb. 13, 2026.

FTC Proposal Would Require Retailers to Be Transparent About Personalized Pricing

August 24, 2026

When Filling Automation Wins

When Filling Automation Wins

See how automated bulk bag filling and palletizing helped eliminate labor challenges and improve output.

August 1, 2026

Crystal Adams inspects eggs at Hickman's Family Farm, Tonopah, Ariz., March 14, 2024.

What Happens When Prisoners in Dangerous Jobs Get Hurt?

Some are put to work on farms or in processing plants with little or no training.

May 16, 2024

A child carries palm kernels collected from the ground across a creek at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. Child labor has long been a dark stain on the $65 billion global palm oil industry. Though often denied or minimized as kids simply helping their families on weekends or after school, it has been identified as a problem by human rights groups, the United Nations and the U.S. government.

Girl Scout Cookie Palm Oil Linked to Child Labor

Palm oil is contained in roughly half the products on supermarket shelves and in almost three out of every four cosmetic brands.

January 4, 2021