Howdy, Montana President Walter Schweitzer is quoted in this article. Good job Walter! All the best, John K. Hansen, President Nebraska Farmers Union john www.nebraskafarmersunion.org 402-476-8815 Office 402-476-8859 Fax 402-476-8608 Home 402-580-8815 Cell 1305 Plum Street, Lincoln, NE 68502 AGRICULTURE In restricting repair, John Deere may be violating the Clean Air Act, advocates allege The…

Tyson Ordered To Pay Millions in Damages To Cattle Producer . (CBI) By Greg Henderson July 19, 2022 A jury in a New Mexico court has awarded a cattle producer a multi-million-dollar judgement against Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc., over a contract dispute. A final judgement entered by U.S. District Judge Margaret Strickland ordered Tyson to…

Note: Some of the best and more highly resourced lawyers are working for the industry. Of the five acquitted, three are former employees of Greeley-based Pilgrim’s Pride Pilgrim’s Pride executives among those found not guilty of price-fixing By Bob Van Voris | PUBLISHED: July 9, 2022 at 2:42 p.m. | UPDATED: July 9, 2022 at…

“The only question remaining, I think, is whether the economic rights of the agribusiness corporation are more important and will take priority over the basic human rights of people.” – John Ikerd When Thousands of Hogs Are Your Neighbors In “Wastelands,” Corban Addison tells the extraordinary story of how some North Carolina residents stood up…

Sysco accuses 4 largest beef processors of price fixing The nation’s largest food distributor has joined the other businesses accusing the four largest meat processors of working together to inflate beef prices By Josh Funk Ap Business Writer July 07, 2022, 4:15 PM FILE – In this June 10, 2020 file photo, cattle occupy a…

Stockholders sue Costco officials over alleged mistreatment of chickens grown too big NILES, IL – JUNE 16: A Kirkland Signature premium brand roasted rotisserie chicken sits at a Costco store June 16, 2005 in Niles, Illinois. The larger “big box” stores such as Costco, Target’s SuperTarget and Wal-Mart’s Supercenter stores are offering premium beef and…

Your solidarity with SRAP allows us to expose corporate CAFOs who put profits above a food system that values people, animals, and the environment. Your solidarity with SRAP allows us to expose corporate CAFOs who put profits above a food system that values people, animals, and the environment. View in your browser Factory farms owned…

When Thousands of Hogs Are Your Neighbors In “Wastelands,” Corban Addison tells the extraordinary story of how some North Carolina residents stood up to a meatpacking company polluting their communities. Young hogs at a Smithfield Foods livestock operation in North Carolina, 2017.Credit…Gerry Broome/Associated Press By Eric Schlosser June 7, 2022 When you purchase an independently…

The Biden administration has announced new funding to help food supply chains June 1, 20223:56 PM ET Ximena Bustillo Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Bloomberg via Getty Images Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack unveiled $2 billion in new funding to strengthen food supply chains hard hit by the…

Burley Brothers Country Butchery opens storefront in Attica LOCALLY GROWN: Business provides local meat and other products at Attica location By KORI SCIANDRA ksciandra@batavianews.com May 25, 2022 Burly Brothers Country Butchery opened this week in Attica. The business is among handful of full USDA butchers statewide. ATTICA — Burly Brothers Country Butchery opened its 10,000-square-foot…