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Foreign-Owned Farmland Has Increased in Nearly Every State in the Past Decade
States with major crop, solar, wind and livestock industries have seen dramatic increases in the past decade.
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As Egg Prices Soar, Amazon and Top Investors Profit
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Underage Workers, Millions of Dollars and Trucks Full of Dead Chickens — Inside the Business of Killing in Response to Bird Flu
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Trump Administration Withdraws Salmonella Testing Plan for Poultry
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The World’s Biggest Meat Company Gets the Greenlight to Go Public on the New York Stock Exchange
Advocacy groups asked regulators to block JBS’ bid, noting its history of corruption charges and illegal deforestation. Approval came after a big donation to Trump.
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Federal Inspectors Found Antibiotics in Beef ‘Raised Without Antibiotics.’ They Took No Action
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Slaughterhouse Work Is Still Some of the Most Exploited Labor in the World
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Farmed Bluefin Tuna Brands Claim to Be Sustainable. Here’s What Really Happens.
I hopped aboard a tuna tour to investigate what it takes to confine these majestic apex predators.
Aquaculture•10 min read
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