Is John Deere’s day of reckoning soon at hand?
Nov 12, 2024 · The walls are closing in on John Deere and Company regarding its unwillingness to completely lift repair restrictions that prevent farmers from deciding who fixes their tractors when they break down. Deere’s scam has been going on for a long, long, long time. In a nutshell: Deere embeds authorization codes in its tractor software that […]
Farm programs, USDA would shrink under Project 2025 goals for ag
Jul 19, 2024 · Nearly everything in Project 2025's agricultural chapter runs counter to the $1.5 trillion farm bill proposal the GOP-led House Agriculture Committee passed out of committee in May.
Will there be movement on overdue Farm Bill during the lame …
Nov 19, 2024 · Facebook; LinkedIn; X; Mail; Share Copied to clipboard; USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says talking about the stuck-in-the-mud farm bill negotiations “feels like ‘Groundhog Day.’. Congress is required to approve a new federal farm bill every five years.
GRAPHIC: Tyson Foods under investigation for employing minors …
Oct 28, 2024 · Tyson Foods is being investigated by the Department of Labor for employing minors at two of its Arkansas poultry processing plants. This investigation comes at the height of child labor law violations in the past 10 years, according to DOL data. The number of child labor law violations has increased 35% in the last decade. […]
GRAPHIC: Here's why mass deportation could affect the nation's …
Nov 20, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has promised to begin his second term with the largest mass deportation in history, making the jobs held by undocumented workers available to U.S. citizens. Undocumented immigrants make up only 5% of the total labor force, according to the most recent federal data from the U.S. Census Bureau and analysis from the […]
Frustrated with poultry pollution, east Oklahoma candidate takes …
Nov 1, 2024 · Editor’s note: Rep. David Hardin was reelected on Nov. 5 with 77% of the district’s vote.. Driving down a two-lane country road in east Oklahoma, Anne Fite immediately recognized the large object about a mile away on the horizon.
Clarity needed over glyphosate misbranding at state, fed levels
Sep 25, 2024 · After two colossal failures, Bayer AG finally got a golden ticket from a U.S. Court of Appeals making it certain that the ongoing fight over glyphosate warning labels falls into the lap of the Supreme Court. If nothing else, Bayer is prescient. Bayer announced its acquisition of Monsanto, maker of Roundup and its active ingredient …
GRAPHIC: Tracking the nation's bird flu outbreaks in dairy herds …
Oct 1, 2024 · From Alaska to Florida, poultry farms and dairy operations have reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu, for over two years. Data made available by the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Department of Agriculture shows a continued rise in cases across industries. The data also found: The CDC has […]
Tyson Foods is being investigated by the USDA
Aug 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 …
Ag policy, deportations, trade and climate change: What Midwest …
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