New Hampshire Governor Vetoes On-Farm Slaughter Bill
Meryl Nass says the veto of HB 396, combined with federal rollbacks and the removal of the PRIME Act from the Senate Farm Bill, favors large meat processors over independent…
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.
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.
Washington ranch family says state crackdown is a pretext to take their land
Wade and Teresa King are fighting fines, lease termination, and a secret criminal investigation after cleaning long-used stock ponds on their ranch.
Lab-grown meat pitched as an answer to Chicago food deserts
A Chicago Tribune story frames cultivated meat as a possible solution to protein affordability, but the promise still depends on scale, cost, public trust, and who ultimately controls production.
Iowa farmer argues federal policy keeps farmers hooked on fertilizer
In an AgWeb op-ed, Wendy Johnson argues the next farm bill should reward soil health, crop diversity, and farmer-owned land instead of locking producers into corn, soy, and synthetic inputs.