Robert Holly

U.S. Senators push for better poultry standards

As Americans gear up to eat more than 40 million pounds of turkey this month, a handful of U.S. senators are calling for stronger Department of Agriculture oversight to reduce pathogens in poultry. Their push follows a recent government report that found poultry products – such as chicken and turkey

By Robert Holly

/ 4 Nov 2014

U.S. Senators push for better poultry standards

Recall roundup: faulty labels, bacteria prompt October recalls

Authorities this month issued recall alerts affecting hundreds of thousands of pounds of food, including thousands of pounds of chicken contaminated with potentially deadly – and costly – bacteria.

By Robert Holly

/ 22 Oct 2014

Recall roundup: faulty labels, bacteria prompt October recalls

Setting the table: researchers discuss challenges of feeding a growing population

Researchers say that food prices may double nearly every seven years as the world's population soars toward 9 billion people and demand sharply increases. Researchers covered food demand, along with other topics, at the iSEE Congress 2014 sustainability conference this week.

By Robert Holly

/ 2 Oct 2014

Setting the table: researchers discuss challenges of feeding a growing population

Looking to cut costs, feds explore slashing insurance subsidies

The amount of money that the government spends on expensive crop insurance subsidies has long come under criticism. This month, a federal report found that small cuts to premium subsidies could result in hundreds of millions of dollars in savings. The findings come as the national debt soars near $1

By Robert Holly

/ 22 Sep 2014

Looking to cut costs, feds explore slashing insurance subsidies

Farming among the country's deadliest jobs

Farming, once again, is one of the country's deadliest jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics released preliminary occupational fatality data this week, revealing that farmers, ranchers and other agricultural managers have the eighth-highest workplace fatality rates.

By Robert Holly

/ 21 Sep 2014

Farming among the country's deadliest jobs

Comments pour in as EPA water rule discussion comes to a close

The EPA’s proposed “Waters of the United States” rule would add to the Clean Water Act by defining whether a water body is – or is not – protected by the act. The public has until Oct. 20 to formally comment on the proposed rule. So far, the rule has received nearly 6,000 comments. Hundreds of other

By Robert Holly

/ 18 Sep 2014

Comments pour in as EPA water rule discussion comes to a close

Recall roundup: a look back at August food hazards

More than a dozen potentially hazardous food products were recalled last month, federal food-safety agencies announced. Overall, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced six recalls for the month of August. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, meanwhile, an

By Robert Holly

/ 3 Sep 2014

Recall roundup: a look back at August food hazards

Government looks to counter SNAP recipient fraud

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, more commonly known as "SNAP," takes up about 80 percent of the 2014 Farm Bill, a chunk worth between $70 and $80 billion a year. While the program helps provide groceries to tens of millions of Americans, a recent report found that the program may be s

By Robert Holly

/ 3 Sep 2014

Government looks to counter SNAP recipient fraud

Road to Rantoul: Migrant workers journey to central Illinois

Each summer, hundreds of seasonal workers leave their homes in Texas and Mexico and travel more than 1,000 miles north to work in the corn fields of central Illinois. Many of those hundreds make their way to Rantoul, a village of about 13,000 people in Champaign County and the summer home of the Uni

By Robert Holly

/ 2 Aug 2014

Road to Rantoul: Migrant workers journey to central Illinois

Amidst several choices, two insurance policies stand out for farmers

During the 2013 planting season, U.S. farmers had nearly two dozen different crop insurance policies to sort through when deciding how to best protect themselves from losses caused by bad weather, price drops and other perils. A Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting analysis revealed that two o

By Robert Holly

/ 16 Jul 2014

Amidst several choices, two insurance policies stand out for farmers

Agricultural Act of 2014 ensures crop insurance costs will keep climbing

Ten years ago, U.S. farmers who chose to insure their crops from weather disasters and market fluctuations received a combined total of about $3.2 billion in insurance payouts in a year. Those payouts have steadily increased by billions of dollars since then, leaving some skeptics arguing that the i

By Robert Holly

/ 16 Jul 2014

Agricultural Act of 2014 ensures crop insurance costs will keep climbing

Aging water infrastructure ‘nearing the end of its useful life’

A government report from last month revealed that most experts foresee water shortages within the next decade. Yet, studies show that countless of gallons of water are currently wasted every day by an aging and inefficient infrastructure.

By Robert Holly

/ 23 Jun 2014

U.S. Senators push for better poultry standards

Recall roundup: faulty labels, bacteria prompt October recalls

Setting the table: researchers discuss challenges of feeding a growing population

Looking to cut costs, feds explore slashing insurance subsidies

Farming among the country's deadliest jobs

Comments pour in as EPA water rule discussion comes to a close

Recall roundup: a look back at August food hazards

Government looks to counter SNAP recipient fraud

Road to Rantoul: Migrant workers journey to central Illinois

Amidst several choices, two insurance policies stand out for farmers

Agricultural Act of 2014 ensures crop insurance costs will keep climbing

Aging water infrastructure ‘nearing the end of its useful life’

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