By Ian Kullgren 03/13/17 05:08 AM EDT Sonny Perdue has long mixed personal and political business to benefit his friends and business associates — and he’s on track to do it again. President Donald Trump’s nominee for Agriculture secretary, agribusiness tycoon and former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, has long mixed personal and political business to…
By A. Stout Doctor Temple Grandin is one of the world’s most well-known and respected individuals with autism. This incredible woman, a Professor of Animal Sciences at Colorado State University, has worked hard to advocate for autism. She is also well-known for her revolutionary work in the meat production industry, which gave us a more…
February 28, 2017 dmarsh1@bigpond.net.au When I came to Boorowa in 1971 there were fifty two children going in to town on the Cowra road school bus. Today there are only three on the same bus. This is a common theme all over Australia. Where have the people gone? Perhaps more importantly, why have they gone?…
Trump’s Slow Start on Ag Policy Reignites the Fight over Meat-Packing Rules By Bryce Oates March 10, 2017 So far, President Trump’s actions on agriculture have been limited to administrative delays on two rules formulated by the Obama administration. With no progress in sight for Sonny Perdue’s confirmation to head up the Department of Agriculture,…
So instead of Farm to Plate, it’s Dumpster to Plate. This is a new low level of blood sucking. Makes entrepreneurs look bad. “The company is buying food from about 40 sellers, including several stores of a major grocery chain that Bultema declined to disclose but FoodMaven is selling items from Safeway’s private-label brand on…
Since it was acquired in 2013 by the Chinese company WH Group, pork giant Smithfield has moved steadily to consolidate power over its supply chain. The company’s most recent purchase targeted grain elevators in Harpster and Morral, Ohio. This means Smithfield can now ship grains directly from Ohio to its feedlots in North Carolina. These…
\ Bird Flu Outbreaks Occurring Throughout the Midwest Audio, Local News, Media, News March 10, 2017March 9, 2017 AJ Taylor North Iowa poultry farmers remember the outbreak of 2015. Millions of chickens in Wright County and surrounding areas were destroyed in order to prevent the spread of the disease. Secondary roads were closed by Hancock…
By Zach Carter 03/09/2017 01:26 pm ET Now Joe Maxwell is urging his party not to give up on rural America. As precinct data rolled into his war room at the Aloft Hotel in downtown Oklahoma City last November, Joe Maxwell realized his team had a landslide on its hands. He saw no need to…
Bullard says COOL is needed to fix the cattle business March 8, 2017 By Tom Steever Bill Bullard says policies of the new administration fall in line with what R-CALF USA has been talking about for years. Bullard, that organization’s CEO, tells Brownfield that President Trump’s views support Country of Origin Labeling. “We have a…
By ERIC LIPTON and BINYAMIN APPELBAUM | MARCH 5, 2017 WASHINGTON — Giants in telecommunications, like Verizon and AT&T, will not have to take “reasonable measures” to ensure that their customers’ Social Security numbers, web browsing history and other personal information are not stolen or accidentally released. Wall Street banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan…