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Trump ag secretary nominee says food issues from mass deportations are ‘hypothetical’
Farmers have begun raising concerns about the potential impact of President Donald Trump’s mass deportations on their ...
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134M poultry and counting: Interactive charts show hardest-hit counties in bird flu crisis
Note: An earlier version of this story did not correctly combine county data, leading to an inflated number associated with ...
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Second Trump administration must take bird flu seriously
In the run up to the November elections, then-Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance famously blamed Democrat ...
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Iowa immigrants fear the Trump administration’s move toward mass deportation
President Donald Trump’s pledge to enact mass deportations has spread fear and panic across Iowa’s immigrant communities, ...
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An alternative to the USDA Organic label could be more accessible for farmers. Can it stick with consumers?
On a cold winter day in Illinois, three little pigs are resting in a three-sided shed. They have plenty of space to trot ...
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Campaign cash flows from ethanol and corn sectors as Illinois lawmakers weigh carbon capture regulations
Nestled along the curves of the Illinois River just outside the town of Hennepin is the country’s largest dry-mill ethanol plant, where a network of pipes, grain elevators and exhaust towers rise like ...
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With Lee Zeldin tapped to head EPA, President Trump sets the stage for regulatory rollbacks
Lee Zeldin, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, is poised to spearhead a sweeping rollback of regulations related to meatpacking plant pollution, fertilizer ...