Even though some farmers could not afford the rising costs of fertilizer, the commodity’s prices have massively boosted company profits this year. One major player saw net earnings over the first nine months of 2022 jump more than 1,000% over the same time period in 2021.
June to October was the 11th-driest such five-month stretch in 128 years for the Upper Missouri and Upper Mississippi basins, according to the National Weather Service.
The pork industry shifted dramatically over the past three decades. A USDA report tracks how the industry moved away from small operations to CAFOs, production contracts nd specialization.
Cleaning meatpacking plants overnight can be dangerous work. The U.S. Department of Labor said major maintenance company PSSI has tasked minors with the jobs.
Citing concerns about China, House Republicans ask GAO to look at foreign ownership. The 1978 Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act requires holders to report ownership to the USDA. There are gaps in the data reported.
With a team from InvestigateTV, we studied government reports, analyzed millions of rows of data and obtained private communication to public officials.
The Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Labor criticized the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for its lax enforcement that might have led to workers’ “unnecessary exposure to the virus.”
The collars, which contain the chemical tetrachlorvinphos, make up more than half of flea and tick collars sold in the U.S., according to the EPA. They are much cheaper than many name brand collars and are largely aimed at low-income pet owners.
