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WEBJan 18, 2024 · by Nour Longi, CU-Citizen Access and Madison Holcomb, CU-Citizen Access January 18, 2024 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest. This story was originally published by CU-Citizen Access. Just months before he planned to retire, 66-year-old Robert Dautel was killed in an accident at the railyard just off …
EPA rules popular Seresto flea collar stays on the market, with …
WEBJul 14, 2023 · The popular Seresto flea and tick collar will remain on the market, but with new mitigation measures, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday. The EPA announced the measures on the collar after a multi-year analysis of the product’s safety. The agency limited the approval of …
Large animal feeding operations on the rise - Investigate Midwest
WEBJun 7, 2018 · From 2011 to 2017, the United States saw more than 1,400 new large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) established. That’s up 7.6 percent. A CAFO is defined as an “agricultural enterprises where animals are kept and raised in confined situations,” and most commonly contain …
Slaughterhouses across the country: A collaborative map
WEBNov 27, 2013 · Slaughterhouses across the country: A collaborative map. In rural Noel, Mo., the elementary school has become the safety net for the children whose parents work at the Tyson chicken plant. More than 90 percent of them qualify for free or reduced lunch. Three-quarters of their parents are immigrants from places like Mexico, Myanmar, the Pacific ...
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WEBSep 25, 2024 · Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest August 19, 2024. Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.
Tyson Foods is being investigated by the USDA
WEBAug 16, 2024 · A Tyson Plant on West Olrich Street in Rogers, Arkansas, on June 28, 2020. photo by Spencer Tirey, for Investigate Midwest. 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.
Pillen’s Rise: After building pork empire, Nebraska’s governor …
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Key takeaways: * Ethics experts said the best way to avoid appearances of conflicts of interest is for public officials to sell their business interests. Pillen's most recent financial disclosure, from March, showed he's invested in about 40 companies. He has not said whether he's sold his interests. * In the years before becoming governor, […]
What you need to know about Tyson’s former contract growers
WEBMay 8, 2024 · Former Tyson contract growers who spoke to Investigate Midwest said they have had to take out upwards of $2 million loans to become Tyson contract growers. These loans are used to build or purchase chicken barns to grow chickens under contract for Tyson, a common practice across the poultry industry. The cost of raising chickens increased 35% ...
Farm programs, USDA would shrink under Project 2025 goals for ag
WEBJul 19, 2024 · Crop Insurance: Project 2025 states taxpayers should not pay more than 50% of crop-insurance premiums. Cutting insurance subsidies to 47% would save an estimated $8.1 billion a year and only reduce insured acres roughly 1%. This also runs counter to the House version of the farm bill, which boosts premium subsidies for …
New Bayer-engineered seed raises questions among experts on …
WEBJul 3, 2020 · “We expect HT4 to be widely used – and growers continue to ask for additional crop protection tools to help manage tough-to-control weeds. This product will offer growers more options to manage broadleaf weeds in corn and will provide growers increased flexibility and another tool in the crop protection toolbox,” Luke said.