The federal government allows construction companies that help build CAFOs to hire agricultural workers through the H-2A program. The practice means companies can pay workers less than other construction workers and pay no overtime.
The sense Iowa’s agricultural land is both scarce and gaining value has driven the average price to a record-setting $11,400 per acre last year. Now Iowa farmers are bidding not only against neighbors, but out-of-state investors including professional athletes, well-known billionaires and the Mormon
"Upcycling" is becoming a movement, Dave Dickey writes in his latest column. This means using food that might otherwise be sent on its way to the landfill.
Si la planta procesadora de carne de cerdo HyLife Foods cierra en las próximas semanas, cientos de trabajadores deberán regresar a sus países de origen en un plazo de 10 días.
