Why Our Farms Are Disappearing

The American Farmland Trust has some unsettling news: American farmland is being vacuumed up by development. Find out more by watching this installment of The Lempert Report.

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AP Poll Shows Economic Views Stabilizing Ahead of Election
While only 40 percent of Americans describe the economy as good, that's a rebound from a lowpoint of 29 percent in April and May.
Sep 22nd, 2020
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FDA Announces New FSMA Rule to Advance Food Traceability
While limited to certain foods, this proposed rule would create a first-of-its-kind standardized approach to traceability recordkeeping.
Sep 21st, 2020
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FDA Shuts Down Chicago Tofu Maker After Finding Rodents, Food Safety Violations
A permanent injunction stems from 2018 inspections that found rodents, pests and filth among unsanitary facility conditions.
Sep 18th, 2020
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USDA to Provide Additional $14B to Ag Suppliers Hurt by Virus
The latest round of assistance to agricultural producers will run Sept. 21 to Dec. 11.
Sep 18th, 2020
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Global Economic Outlook Not as Bad as Expected
The OECD projects world's gross domestic product to decline by 4.5% this year, down from its June forecast of a 6% plunge.
Sep 16th, 2020
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Kraft Heinz Selling Natural Cheese Unit to Groupe Lactalis for $3.2B
The deal includes US/Canada brands Breakstone’s, Knudsen, Polly-O, Athenos, Hoffman’s and Cracker Barrel, and Cheeze Wiz outside the US/Canada.
Sep 15th, 2020
This April 8, 2020 photo shows the Smithfield pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, SD.
OSHA Fines Smithfield, JBS for Lack of Worker Virus Protection
OSHA said at least 1,294 Smithfield workers contracted COVID-19 and four employees died from it in the spring.
Sep 11th, 2020
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Jelly Belly Founder Launches Golden Ticket Game
You could even win a candy factory.
Sep 10th, 2020
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Number of New Food & Bev Facility Projects Holds Steady in August
It appears capital spending in food manufacturing — at least among large firms — was only temporarily set back by pandemic impacts.
Sep 9th, 2020
The U.S. Capitol in Washington, Aug. 3, 2020.
Hopes for Congressional Coronavirus Deal Fade
Expectations that a fifth bipartisan response bill would move ahead have been replaced by genuine pessimism.
Sep 8th, 2020
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Ball Corp. Investing $300M in New Northeast PA Canning Plant
The multi-line plant is scheduled to begin production in mid-2021 and will create approximately 230 manufacturing jobs.
Sep 8th, 2020
Jeff Arnett, the master distiller at the Jack Daniel Distillery in Lynchburg, Tenn.
Jack Daniel's Master Distiller Stepping Down After 12 Years
Jeff Arnett stewarded the brand's global growth and expanded its lineup.
Sep 4th, 2020