Consolidation turns local outbreaks into national risks
A Cyclospora outbreak exposes how four companies came to control more than half of America’s fresh-cut salad market.
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Poultry giants turn market dominance into political influence
Four companies control 58% of the poultry industry, giving them the money and access to weaken protections for the farmers who depend on them.
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Egg giants settle price-fixing claims
Farm Action says the egg settlement lets dominant producers treat alleged price fixing as a business expense, not real accountability.
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Anthropic and Gates Foundation deploy AI for farms
Anthropic and the Gates Foundation are launching a $200 million partnership to build AI tools for agriculture, including crop datasets, farming benchmarks, and systems aimed at boosting smallholder productivity worldwide.
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USDA signs $300M deal with Palantir
A new federal contract aims to centralize agricultural data but critics say the move could be dangerous.
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“Green” policies are reshaping food systems and pushing farmers off land
From livestock phase-outs to solar land grabs, the pressures that drove Europe’s farmer protests point to a deeper restructuring of agriculture.
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10 ways to take back your food sovereignty
James Corbett of The Corbett Report emphasizes the importance of reclaiming our food choices to resist centralized control by corporations and governments.
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Global organizations warn war-driven energy shock will raise food prices
International institutions say oil, gas and fertilizer spikes will hit vulnerable, import-dependent economies hardest.
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The push to normalize eating insects hits economic reality
From failed startups to stalled mega-projects, the global push to industrialize insect protein is losing momentum.
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OPINION: American family farms are disappearing — fast
An opinion piece in Deseret Magazine argues that America is losing small family farms at a rapid pace as consolidation, rising costs, and subsidy structures increasingly favor large agribusiness over independent producers.
