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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Cyberattack Disrupts Refrigeration at 700 European Supermarkets
Hackers exploited security vulnerabilities in internet-connected refrigeration systems, spoiling food, sparking fires, and exposing another weakness in the modern food supply chain.
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Entrepreneurs Are Transforming How Americans Buy and Eat Food
From farmers’ markets to food halls and food trucks, private enterprise is creating new ways to connect consumers with food while challenging the case for government intervention.
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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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Processed Meat Chemicals Under Scrutiny as Bowel Cancer Rises
A leading food safety scientist says nitrates and nitrites used in bacon and ham may be contributing to rising rates of early-onset bowel cancer, and is calling for warning labels.
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JBS Co-Owner Lobbied Trump to Cut Beef Tariffs
The Brazilian meatpacking billionaire reportedly made the case for cheaper imports one day before Trump moved to ease tariffs.
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Nearly Half of the World’s Farmers May Suffer Acute Pesticide Poisoning Each Year
A new global review estimates 402 million to 433 million cases annually, highlighting the human cost of increasingly chemical-dependent agriculture.
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Salatin Calls Trump’s Meat-Processing Order a “Nothing Burger”
The farmer and food-freedom advocate says the administration’s latest attempt to placate ranchers does little to remove the legal barriers that keep small producers from selling meat directly to consumers.
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Trump eases beef import quotas in bid to lower prices
A 90-day quota exemption is intended to lower ground beef prices — but could place further pressure on American ranchers.
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Rising costs push Pennsylvania farmers to reconsider their votes
Nearly four in 10 say they may vote differently in the midterms after overwhelmingly supporting Trump.
