Farm programs, USDA would shrink under Project 2025 goals for ag
Jul 19, 2024 · Nearly everything in Project 2025's agricultural chapter runs counter to the $1.5 trillion farm bill proposal the GOP-led House Agriculture Committee passed out of committee in May.
Ag Secretary Vilsack deflects on future career plans, regulatory ...
Oct 8, 2024 · Previous Investigate Midwest reporting found that the “revolving door” between regulatory agencies and the agriculture industry is common practice for USDA employees.. Jeff Hauser, founder of the nonprofit Revolving Door Project, said the USDA has a history of promoting the interests of corporations in charge of the …
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Dec 26, 2024 · Investigate Midwest is an independent, nonprofit newsroom. Our mission is to serve the public interest by exposing dangerous and costly practices of influential agricultural corporations and institutions through in-depth and data-driven investigative journalism.
Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.
May 26, 2019 · The standard rate of glyphosate use on crops is .75 pounds per acre; however, as weeds grow taller, manufacturers recommend as much as 1.5 pounds per acre, according to Dupont Pioneer. While estimates show the largest corn and soybean producing states hovered around that rate, the states with smaller soybean and corn crops used much more.
What you need to know about Tyson’s former contract growers
May 8, 2024 · Investigate Midwest spent months investigating how the company’s decision to close plants across the country affected contract growers.
How clean is the upper Mississippi River? New report finds signs of ...
Jan 9, 2024 · A new report released Tuesday from the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association found that although water quality has generally improved in the upper river in past decades, new threats, such as road salt and lead, are emerging.. The report tracked 19 indicators of water quality — including phosphorus, nitrogen, chloride, heavy metals and total suspended solids — over 30 years across the ...
Despite hundreds of millions in tax dollars, ADM’s carbon capture ...
Nov 19, 2020 · This project was funded by The Lumpkin Foundation.Join us in December for a panel discussion on carbon capture in the Midwest. Click here to sign up.. Archer Daniels Midland, one of the world’s largest agribusiness companies, has received $281 million in federal tax dollars since 2009 for carbon capture and storage projects to combat climate change. ...
Amish farmers’ partnership with beef giant JBS produces manure …
Nov 18, 2024 · Permit plans for large-scale farming ignite tensions. The civic confrontation between the Amish and the neighboring communities started in December 2023 when Noah Schmucker and Wagler and Associates sought a permit to build a $10 million feeding facility for 8,000 calves and cattle in Steuben County.
GRAPHIC: Chicken prices continue to rise, costing U.S. consumers …
Oct 12, 2023 · The price of chicken products on grocery store shelves continues to rise, even as major producers close plants across the country. The cost-per-pound of a whole chicken has increased by roughly 34% from August 2021 to August 2023, according to data from the U.S. Department of Labor. This translates to an additional 50 cents per […]
GRAPHIC: Fertilizer prices reach a record high
Jan 18, 2024 · The price of fertilizer has been on a steady increase since the late 1980s. This price increase has led American farmers to worry about a reliance on the global supply chain and launched federal incentives to make the chemicals domestically.. Prices paid to chemical companies for fertilizers and other agricultural pesticides have …