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Major unions back Fudge for Agriculture secretary

Three major unions, including the largest union for meatpacking workers, are pushing the incoming Biden administration to select Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) as the next Agriculture secretary.

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TOPIC(S): Livestock/Meat, Agriculture US, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,

09/27/2020 SOURCE: thehill.com

The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point

The Farm System Reform Act has won broad support from this diverse coalition of organizations — including advocates for workers’ rights, faith-based initiatives, animal welfare, environmental

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TOPIC(S): Agriculture US, Pesticides, Environment, AgriBusiness,

09/24/2020 SOURCE: thehill.com

EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday diminished studies linking a widely-used pesticide associated with brain damage in children, a move that could enable years of continued use of

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John LaRose Jr.
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Topics: Agriculture US, Agriculture Global, Fruit, Economics, Jobs US, Coronavirus/COVID,

COVID-19 outbreaks in agricultural communities raise harvest fears

BREWSTER, Wash....

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TOPIC(S): Poultry, Beef Cattle, Pork/Swine/Pig/Hog, Coronavirus/COVID,

07/15/2020 SOURCE: thehill.com

Meatpacking plant workers take new approach in COVID-19 safety push

Meatpacking plant workers, many of whom are Black or Latino, are taking a new approach to ...

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Nancy Kavazanjian
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Fed study: Trump tariffs backfired, caused job losses and higher prices

President Trump's tariffs on imports – meant to boost the economy – ultimately led to ...

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Arkansas program that places unemployed guards, reservists in agriculture jobs can be a model for nation

Michael Whatley began 2020 in the same way as most Americans across the country – comple...

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Topics: World Hunger, World Population, Coronavirus/COVID,

Fixing the global food system after coronavirus

Heightened demand, disruption and uncertainty threaten to produce a new global food crisis...

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Agriculture secretary stresses safety, resiliency of food supply amid processing drop

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue stressed early Thursday that...

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Former Agriculture Secretary: 'Cascading series of events' disrupting the US food chain

Former Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack said Monday that a "cascading series of events...

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Major unions back Fudge for Agriculture secretary

The movement to reform animal agriculture has reached a tipping point

EPA questions science linking widely used pesticide to brain damage

COVID-19 outbreaks in agricultural communities raise harvest fears

Meatpacking plant workers take new approach in COVID-19 safety push

Fed study: Trump tariffs backfired, caused job losses and higher prices

Arkansas program that places unemployed guards, reservists in agriculture jobs can be a model for nation

Fixing the global food system after coronavirus

Agriculture secretary stresses safety, resiliency of food supply amid processing drop

Former Agriculture Secretary: 'Cascading series of events' disrupting the US food chain

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