Agribusiness Giants Spend Millions to Shape U.S. Farm Policy
A new report scrutinizes Syngenta and Smithfield’s lobbying, political contributions and alleged failures to disclose Chinese ownership.
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Small Farmers Could Sell Home-Processed Beef Under New Bipartisan Bill
The Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act would let qualifying livestock producers slaughter and process a limited number of their own animals for direct sale to consumers without federal inspection.
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Immigration crackdown disrupts a major U.S. beef-processing hub
Cattle slaughter fell sharply as workers stayed home amid increased ICE activity in southwest Kansas, adding another strain to an already tight U.S. beef supply.
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Farmers Caught in the Crossfire of U.S.-Canada Trade War
New tariffs threaten to squeeze American agriculture from both directions — depressing export prices while raising the cost of machinery and critical fertilizer.
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Danish Farmers Descend on Copenhagen Over New Fertilizer Rules
Hundreds of tractors converged on parliament as farmers warned that tougher nitrogen limits could make large parts of Danish agriculture economically unviable.
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Senate farm bill stalls as SNAP dispute blocks committee vote
Agriculture Committee vote fails after Democratic opposition and Republican absences leave the bill one vote short of advancing.
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Iowa voters push back against pork industry power
Opposition to the Save Our Bacon Act is spreading beyond animal-welfare groups, with voters in a major pork-producing state and more than 720 veterinarians urging Congress to preserve state protections.
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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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For egg giants, accountability is just another expense
Consumers paid record prices and contract farmers earned pennies while dominant egg producers amassed huge profits — then settled price-fixing allegations for a fraction of what they made.
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Senate Farm Bill Leaves Out ‘Save Our Bacon Act’ — For Now
A major procedural win for animals, but not the end of the fight as Big Pork looks for another opening in the Farm Bill.
