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Top USDA official speaks for first time after critical Congressional report
Mindy Brashears was the so-called "go-to fixer" in the early days of COVID amid efforts to keep meatpacking plants open.
Contracts change pork industry; FOUR DAYS until Iowa pizza event with us
Contracts change pork industry over years More than half of the hog farms in the United States sell their hogs via production contracts, according to a USDA report released last
A look into the pork industry - part 1
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ADM hosts exclusive dinner for state ag leaders on eve of annual Farm Progress Show, emails show
Amid 'Super Bowl' of ag, lobbyists invite state leaders to private dinner, emails say The Farm Progress Show has often been called the "Super Bowl" of
Connections evident between USDA and American Farm Bureau
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SEC proposal seeks greenhouse gas emission data from companies
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Pesticide drift investigations can take more than a year
Also, read about the latest data on pesticides on fruits and veggies
US Senate to look at proposal to enforce 1921 meatpackers law
Experts and advocates have said the law has been weakened over the previous decades.
Big Ag companies and the Roe v. Wade reversal
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Congress asks, again, for EPA to cancel Seresto collars
Latest news on Seresto pet collars Since it entered the market a decade ago, the popular Seresto flea and tick collars have been linked to about 100,000 pet injuries
Meet our new team members
Suzanne Behnke, Erin Orr and Mary Ungs-Sogaard have joined Investigate Midwest





