‘Is this legal?’: Why an obscure data service has been sued nearly …
WEBJul 29, 2021 · Agri Stats provides detailed and real-time data and analytics to the meat processing industry, which has been accused of facilitating price-fixing conspiracies. The company has been named in more than 90 lawsuits since 2016 and faces federal investigations and settlements.
Tyson Foods is being investigated by the USDA
WEBAug 16, 2024 · The Packers and Stockyard Division is actively investigating Tyson Foods, one of the largest meat companies in the nation, according to interviews with contract growers and a USDA employee. The PSD, an arm of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, is tasked with investigating violations of the Packers and Stockyard Act and handing out enforcement actions. […]
Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, …
WEBAug 19, 2021 · Martin Rosas, the president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2 that represents workers at Seaboard, said workers are conditioned not to complain because they have to go through the rehiring process each year. “The company gives them a different color of hat,” he said. “That alone makes them a target by the supervisor, by anyone who wants to mistreat workers.”
How Minnesota’s little, polluted Crow River clouds the Mississippi
WEBJul 29, 2022 · The Crow River, a major agricultural river in western Minnesota, doubles the nutrient load in the Mississippi River when they meet near Dayton. Learn how tile drainage, fertilizer runoff and erosion degrade the river and its watershed, and what efforts are underway to improve water quality.
Investigate Midwest expands coverage to Illinois statehouse
WEBJan 24, 2024 · Jennifer Bamberg is a Medill graduate and a freelance journalist who covers agriculture and food policy in Illinois. She joined Investigate Midwest in January 2024 to expand the coverage of the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting.
GOP gets 85% of the benefit of climate law. Some still hate it.
WEBAug 16, 2024 · Ajulo Othow started solar and storage company EnerWealth Solutions seven years ago to get small solar projects on farmland and other places in rural communities in the Southeast where money is tight and the phrase “green economy” is rarely spoken. In just the last year, Othow said the amount of solar her company has developed […]
US movement to limit CAFO pollution emboldened by Michigan …
WEBAug 16, 2024 · A recent state court decision could transform how animal agriculture is regulated in Michigan, and potentially influence how other state and federal regulators oversee the industry’s mammoth waste stream, according to environmental lawyers and activists. The optimism from environmental advocates comes after the Michigan Supreme Court ruled on July 31 that the state’s Department of […]
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Large animal feeding operations on the rise - Investigate Midwest
WEBJun 7, 2018 · The web page shows the data and maps of the number and type of concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) across the U.S. from 2011 to 2017. It also compares the changes in animal production by state and species.
Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.
WEBMay 26, 2019 · The standard rate of glyphosate use on crops is .75 pounds per acre; however, as weeds grow taller, manufacturers recommend as much as 1.5 pounds per acre, according to Dupont Pioneer. While estimates show the largest corn and soybean producing states hovered around that rate, the states with smaller soybean and corn crops used much more.