The April 28 ruling in the lawsuit by the Sierra Club of Iowa and Trout Unlimited against the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and Supreme Beef says the state agency used “illogical interpretations and applications” to approve a nutrient management plan for an 11,600-head cattle feedlot near Mon
The legislation stems from a 2019 incident where dozens of farmworkers, including their children, were exposed to pesticides. The state must show violators sprayed off-label to assess higher fines.
Critics allege the lawsuit is a way to ‘relitigate’ responsibility for millions of acres of damage to crops and natural areas across the Midwest and South.
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador is willing to risk a trade dispute with the United States in an effort to preserve a culturally important crop.
Despite claims of ‘fake meat’ taking over, pork and chicken production are expected to reach record highs in about a decade, according to a federal analysis.
When an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy was run over on a Wisconsin dairy farm, authorities blamed his father and closed the case. Meanwhile, the community of immigrant workers knows a completely different story.
The case revolved around meatpacking workers who sued OSHA to enforce safety standards at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. An appeals court affirmed one of the “most important tools” available to workers but also limited its application.
In a letter sent to the Federal Trade Commission, the organization Farm Action accused the country’s dominant egg producers of scheming to raise prices.
Roundup’s manufacturer, the multinational Bayer, has faced myriad lawsuits related to the weed killer. Roundup’s main ingredient likely causes cancer, according to numerous reports and studies.
