Senate bill proposes breaking up large meatpacking companies
New legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to reduce market concentration in the meat industry and address grocery prices by increasing competition in meat processing.
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Farm stress grows as tariffs ripple through U.S. agriculture
A Politico article says declining farmer sentiment, rising bankruptcies, and trade disruptions are putting pressure on rural Republicans ahead of the midterm elections.
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Food system concentration: a handful of corporations dominate U.S. agriculture
Farm Action’s Angela Huffman says decades of consolidation have left most of the U.S. food supply chain controlled by just a few corporations.
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Weedkiller glyphosate named wartime asset
Trump’s use of the Defense Production Act to boost glyphosate production reframes a lawsuit-plagued chemical as essential to national security while Bayer faces billions in legal risk.
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Farm bill keeps the system intact
New draft legislation is drawing criticism for preserving corporate advantages in agriculture while weakening state-level protections and shielding pesticide makers from liability.
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EPA reapproves dicamba despite drift damage concerns
The controversial weedkiller — long blamed for off-target crop injury — will be allowed again on soy and cotton, drawing fire from farmers and environmental advocates.
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When “saving a snake” means losing your land
A federal judge overturned an endangered-species designation imposed on private land with no evidence to support it — but most landowners don’t have the resources to fight back.
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Supreme Court to Hear Bayer Case That Could Block Thousands of Glyphosate Claims
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Monsanto v. Durnell, a case that could wipe out pending and future lawsuits over glyphosate — even without granting the chemical industry a blanket immunity from liability.
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Section 453 was quietly removed — and that should worry everyone watching pesticide accountability
This week, the House is set to vote on the Interior–Environment Appropriations bill — without Section 453, the provision that would have made updating pesticide labels significantly more difficult.
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Bailouts won’t fix a system that’s bleeding farmers dry
The crisis isn’t a lack of subsidies, but a food system clogged by consolidation and regulatory bottlenecks.
