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‘Climate-smart’ beef is an oxymoron
Last year, Tyson Foods unveiled Brazen Beef, a new line of meat the company claims produces 10% less greenhouse gas emissions from pasture to production when compared to traditionally produced cattle.
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GRAPHIC: Tyson Foods under investigation for employing minors amid surge in US child labor violations
Tyson Foods is being investigated by the Department of Labor for employing minors at two of its Arkansas poultry processing ...
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Investigate Midwest wins top honor for uncovering environmental impact of Nebraska governor’s global hog empire
Our collaborative series with the Flatwater Free Press on Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen’s global hog enterprise, water quality issues surrounding his operations, and his political influence over ...
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ADM sued by man severely injured in 2023 explosion
A man injured in a 2023 explosion at Archer Daniels Midland’s facility in Decatur, Illinois, has sued the company, alleging ...
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Syngenta spent decades attempting to quiet health concerns about its profitable herbicide.
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Meatpacking plants mostly pollute low-income, communities of color, EPA data shows
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Midwest farmers advocate for steady policies amid trade challenges
Recent trade policies have imposed tariffs to boost U.S. production, but Midwest agriculture has suffered, losing ground to competitors like Brazil in soybeans and pork. Farmers urge the new ...
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GRAPHIC: Since 2023, half of the USDA’s billions in bird flu payments have gone to just 10 companies.
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Lower ag greenhouse gas emissions in 2021 driven by market, climate shifts — not policy
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Listeria outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats deadliest since 2011
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Tag: emissions inventory report
The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation has gotten it totally wrong on why agricultural greenhouse gas emissions have fallen in the EPA’s most recent annual emissions inventory report.