‘We’re fighting for a way of life’: Pandemic causes Iowa cattle farmers to lose money while consumers pay more Donnelle Eller Des Moines Register 11.12.20 HULL, Ia. — Until recently, Craig Moss could get four or five bids for his cattle, competition that helped the 37-year-old feel he was getting a decent price for his…
Biden Teams Include Obama Appointees USDA, EPA Teams Include Key Figures from Obama Administration 11/11/2020 | 1:06 PM CST By Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter Connect with Todd: @toddneeleyDTN Joe Biden’s transition teams for USDA, EPA and the United States Trade Representative include a number of former Obama administration employees. (DTN file photo) OMAHA…
Corporate Democrats Are Rural America’s Biggest Losers Recent defeats make clear that being close to Big Ag is no way to win elections. by Jake Davis, Bryce Oates November 9, 2020 Thomas Beaumont/AP Photo Dairy farmer Jerry Volenec of Grant County, Wisconsin, a political independent, is backing Democrat Joe Biden this year on agriculture and…
COVID-19 Meatpacking Workers Say Attendance Policy Forces Them to Work with Potential COVID-19 Symptoms by Heather Schlitz, Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting October 20, 2020 Kelly Wenzel for The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting In April, despite his fever, a meatpacking worker continued to carve neck bones out of pig carcasses at a JBS plant…
For Immediate Release October 29, 2020 Contact: Lyndsay Bruno406-452-6406; cell: 406-788-8777 lbruno@montanafarmersunion.com Editors Note: For more information see the following letter of intent signed by Montana Farmers Union, Farmers Union Enterprise, and Montana State University Northern. Great Falls, MT-Montana Farmers Union is pleased to announce it is the recipient of a $150,000 Montana Meat Processing…
Tyson Foods workers to replace some federal inspectors at U.S. beef plant By Tom Polansek CHICAGO (Reuters) – Tyson Foods TSN.N said on Tuesday it plans in January to have company employees take on duties from more than a dozen federal inspectors at a large Kansas beef plant, after getting a U.S. government waiver. FILE…
How does one of the world’s biggest pork firms go bust during a boom? A giant US player is quitting despite huge export hikes during the pandemic – the reasons why get to the heart of the industry Animals farmed is supported by In the first five months of 2020, pork exports to China were…
No images? Click here Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we break down the House antitrust subcommittee’s report on Big Tech and showcase Barry Lynn’s keynote speech to the OECD exposing the damage done to the world economy by neoliberal ideology. Landmark House Report Details Big Tech’s Years of Antitrust Violations and Anti-Competitive…
The Pandemic Has the Potential to Finally Transform Meat Processing in the U.S. Some states are addressing the bottleneck in the industry by allowing state inspectors to approve direct-to-consumer and interstate sales. And new federal legislation could make those efforts possible nationwide. By Monica Nickelsburg Posted on: October 19, 2020 | Leave a Comment This…
As COVID unfolds into hunger crisis, prize recognizes transformative solutions Twelfth Annual Food Sovereignty Prize honors the Somali Bantu Community Association of Maine and the All Nepal Peasants’ Federation LOUISVILLE, KY, October 16, 2020 — As the COVID-19 pandemic adds 83–132 million people to the world’s hungry this year, the Food Sovereignty Prize highlights grassroots…