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Iowa environmental groups ask EPA to protect drinking water from agricultural runoff
Iowa environmental groups — inspired by a successful campaign in Minnesota — are asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to step in and protect drinking water in northeast Iowa from a...
How tribes are reversing years of consolidation within the cattle industry with their own meat processing plants
HOMINY, Oklahoma — Cole McKinney leapt onto the edge of a metal fence and began banging its side, trying to spook a nearly 700-pound bison into turning around inside its pen. But the bison repe...
GRAPHIC: China returns as one of top poultry export destinations
Ten years ago, China was the fourth-largest destination for U.S.-produced poultry products, accounting for $315 million in export value, according to data from the Foreign Agriculture Service. Ho...
Net zero emission pledges by JBS must be more than hot air
The biggest meat company in the world has promised to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. But, as Dave Dickey writes in his latest column, with few specifics of how it will achieve t...
GRAPHIC: More than a third of the food produced in the US is wasted
With food insecurity soaring, the EPA says solutions must include efforts to redistribute surplus food where possible. The post GRAPHIC: More than a third of the food produced in the US is wast...
ADM trumpeted its nutrition and flavor business. Now the government’s investigating.
The major food company Archer Daniels Midland announced it was correcting financial information after an internal investigation and investors crying foul. The post ADM trumpeted its nutrition a...
There soon will be more fireworks over U.S. meat labels
'Made in the U.S.' labels can be used by foreign meat producers under certain conditions. Dave Dickey writes about the latest developments over labels. The post There soon will be more firework...
https://investigatemidwest.org/2024/04/17/there-soon-will-be-more-fireworks-over-u-s-meat-labels/
GRAPHIC: US ag census showed fewer farms used manure as fertilizer in the Midwest
The number of farms using manure as fertilizer decreased by 13%, according to USDA figures. The post GRAPHIC: US ag census showed fewer farms used manure as fertilizer in the Midwest appeared ...
Farmers have clamored for the Right to Repair for years. It’s getting little traction in John Deere’s home state.
The Farm Bureau agreed not to support R2R legislation in exchange for consumer repair diagnostics. Farmers and repair advocates say the tools fall short. The post Farmers have clamored for the ...
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s office, industry groups crafted bill easing ag permitting process, emails show
In an email, Pillen's policy advisor said she would move industry 'bullet points into a draft bill.' The post Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen’s office, industry groups crafted bill easing ag permitt...