Officials claimed the mass slaughter of 120,000 animals was to stop H5N1, yet questions linger about fur industry rivalries, government overreach, and even vaccine trials on mink farmers.
A record 60% of U.S. colonies collapsed in the past year as the deadly Varroa mite grows resistant to pesticides, threatening crops and livelihoods across the country.
An Iowa family is resisting the county’s attempt to change their land classification — and risk losing farmland they’ve held for years.
A Door to Freedom Coalition white paper outlines five urgent reforms for USDA, HHS, and EPA — from stopping mandatory electronic ear tags to closing pesticide loopholes — to support rural prosperity and protect public health. Revoking and Clarifying Rules to Help Small Farms and Ranches and Improve Rural Prosperity Door to Freedom Coalition …
In a 2012 New York Times column, Nicholas Kristof revealed that factory-farmed poultry is on more meds than you are — raising serious questions about food safety and the true costs of cheap meat.
Sewage sludge, rebranded as “biosolids,” has been spread on more than 70 million acres of U.S. farmland, carrying toxic PFAS chemicals into soil, water, and food. After the EPA’s draft report confirmed PFAS are hazardous and likely carcinogenic, Section 507 appeared in both House and Senate appropriations bills to halt the report and block new…
A quiet provision in the Interior Appropriations Bill would block courts and regulators from acting on new evidence of harm, protecting chemical companies at the expense of public health.
From beef to dips, a handful of giant corporations control what looks like variety at the store — wielding power that squeezes farmers, inflates prices, and hides the truth behind labels.
Toxic biosolids are being sold as fertilizer, despite lurking chemical dangers that regulators have ignored.
From pandemic windfalls to decades of mergers, America’s grocery giants have tightened their grip on food retail — driving up prices, squeezing farmers, and leaving communities with fewer choices.