The department quietly reversed course on Biden-era rulings meant to enforce equal treatment and transparency on how meat companies pay farmers.
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The Nation’s ‘Egg Mafia’ Made Billions. Their Fines Over Price Fixing Are a Drop in the Bucket.
Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price.
Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price.
How Denmark’s ‘Pig Election’ Rewrote Factory Farm Politics
Could animal welfare and clean water motivate American voters?
Could animal welfare and clean water motivate American voters?
Rights of Nature Laws Are Coming up Against Legal Systems Designed for Destruction
Landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh gave rivers a voice, but a new report says deep-seated issues are blocking transformational change.
Landmark court rulings in Colombia and Bangladesh gave rivers a voice, but a new report says deep-seated issues are blocking transformational change.
No, the Uptick in Meat Allergies Is Not Caused by Bill Gates
When faced with uncertainty, some turn to conspiracy theories for answers.
When faced with uncertainty, some turn to conspiracy theories for answers.
Are Nudges Toward Plant-Based Foods a Cheap Shortcut to Dietary Change?
Studies show nudges can be helpful in reducing meat consumption, but there are a couple of big asterisks.
Studies show nudges can be helpful in reducing meat consumption, but there are a couple of big asterisks.
Cow Manure Could Be the Next Data Center Fuel
The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.
The manure-to-energy field has a new sales pitch. Critics warn it could mean even more factory farms.
How Trump’s Fishing Expansion Threatens Pacific Waters
Beyond environmental risks, advocates say the move reflects a continuing pattern of federal authorities disregarding meaningful consultation with local communities.
Beyond environmental risks, advocates say the move reflects a continuing pattern of federal authorities disregarding meaningful consultation with local communities.
Oysters Clean Up More Nitrogen Pollution Than We Thought
New research has revealed that significant amounts of excess nitrogen in coastal waters are buried as oyster reefs grow and that some reefs trap more nitrogen than others.
New research has revealed that significant amounts of excess nitrogen in coastal waters are buried as oyster reefs grow and that some reefs trap more nitrogen than others.
Who’s to Blame for Screwworm’s Return to the U.S.?
Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other, but the truth is murkier.
Democrats and Republicans are pointing fingers at each other, but the truth is murkier.
New Report Casts Doubt on the Buzz Around Insect Food
Insects have a lot of protein, but the industry faces many challenges in becoming mainstream
Insects have a lot of protein, but the industry faces many challenges in becoming mainstream
PFAS Levels in Sewage Sludge Put New York’s Dairy and Meat Industry at Risk
New research and local testing are raising community concerns about “forever chemicals” moving from contaminated biosolids into crops, livestock and the food supply.
New research and local testing are raising community concerns about “forever chemicals” moving from contaminated biosolids into crops, livestock and the food supply.
Senate Ag Committee Farm Bill Spares Animal Welfare Law, for Now
The controversial Save Our Bacon Act has been omitted from the text of the latest Farm Bill proposal.
The controversial Save Our Bacon Act has been omitted from the text of the latest Farm Bill proposal.
Trump Has Decimated a Vital Ocean Monitoring Program. What Does It Mean for Fisheries?
Removing the instruments could leave gaps in tracking ocean acidification, climate change and oxygen levels — changes that increasingly affect fisheries.
Removing the instruments could leave gaps in tracking ocean acidification, climate change and oxygen levels — changes that increasingly affect fisheries.
This Key Tool Could Protect Whales and Dolphins Worldwide. Advocates Want the U.S. to Use It.
Stronger enforcement of U.S. import law could spare marine mammals from deadly fishing gear around the world, advocates say.
Stronger enforcement of U.S. import law could spare marine mammals from deadly fishing gear around the world, advocates say.
The Flesh-Eating Pest That Once Cost Ranchers Millions Is Back
New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.
New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.