Four ways Trump could impact the agriculture sector during …
Nov 6, 2024 · Trump’s push for ‘mass deportation’ could harm farm labor. During his campaign, Trump promised to deport upwards of 20 million undocumented people, many of them agricultural workers who perform the dangerous jobs most Americans don’t want.
GRAPHIC: Here's why mass deportation could affect the nation's …
Nov 20, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has promised to begin his second term with the largest mass deportation in history, making the jobs held by undocumented workers available to U.S. citizens. Undocumented immigrants make up only 5% of the total labor force, according to the most recent federal data from the U.S. Census Bureau and analysis from the […]
Is John Deere’s day of reckoning soon at hand?
Nov 12, 2024 · The walls are closing in on John Deere and Company regarding its unwillingness to completely lift repair restrictions that prevent farmers from deciding who fixes their tractors when they break down. Deere’s scam has been going on for a long, long, long time. In a nutshell: Deere embeds authorization codes in its tractor software that […]
As ag consolidation grows, Harris and Trump pitch different …
Oct 29, 2024 · In 2020, under Trump, the USDA further weakened the act by withdrawing Obama-era rules that would have made it easier for livestock farmers to prove that large companies like JBS Foods or Tyson Foods treated them unfairly.. The Trump campaign did not answer direct questions about consolidations. Instead, a spokesperson criticized the Biden administration for the high cost of fertilizer, fuel ...
Illegal manure pollution, and cancer, on the rise in Iowa
Dec 17, 2024 · A new report from environmental watchdog group Food & Water Watch suggests that almost 2 million fish were killed from manure spills in Iowa between 2013 and 2023. The 179 spills occurred throughout the state, with a major hotspot for spills in the northwest corner of the state. Earlier this year, the group reported that Iowa factory farms produce […]
Will there be movement on overdue Farm Bill during the lame …
Nov 19, 2024 · Facebook; LinkedIn; X; Mail; Share Copied to clipboard; USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack says talking about the stuck-in-the-mud farm bill negotiations “feels like ‘Groundhog Day.’. Congress is required to approve a new federal farm bill every five years.
Risky Revival: How Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant could impact ...
Dec 10, 2024 · COVERT, Michigan — The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, long synonymous with safety lapses and regulatory oversight, is poised for an unprecedented comeback under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to reopen the shuttered plant by 2025 — the first attempt of its kind in U.S. history. However, in this robust agricultural region, there are fears about […]
A federal watchdog told the EPA to determine whether Seresto pet ...
Aug 19, 2024 · A federal watchdog this month told the Environmental Protection Agency that its regulatory oversight of Seresto flea-and-tick collars, which have been linked to more than 2,000 pet deaths, was not “adequate.” Federal scrutiny of the Seresto collars started in 2021, after Investigate Midwest and USA TODAY revealed the collar was linked to tens of thousands […]
GRAPHIC: Another Trump trade war with China would hurt farmers …
Dec 11, 2024 · Trump’s proposed 60% tariff on goods imported from China would have a “damaging effect with permanent consequences” on U.S. soybean growers and lead to increased deforestation in South America, according to an October 2024 study commissioned by the American Soybean Association and the National Corn Growers Association.. Soy and corn are the top two export commodities from the U.S ...
Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new …
Dec 11, 2024 · This story was originally published by Grist. This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Tucked about a mile offshore from Lake Michigan, in northern Michigan’s Charlevoix County, sits Norwood Centennial Farms. Besides some 300 cows that live there, …