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When a sweeping scientific study called for eating less meat, the meat industry launched a full-scale attack. And we could be in for a repeat.
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USDA’s DEI Purge: How Trump and Rollins Are Reshaping American Agriculture
The Trump administration has cut funding for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives as part of an effort to reduce what it deems wasteful spending.
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How Contract Farming Makes Big Corporations Rich And Family Farmers Broke
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