Nov 11, 2024 · This story was originally published by Barn Raiser. In the mid 1980s, Thomas Eich’s grandparents, who farmed corn and soybeans, enrolled in the newly established Conservation Reserve Program, administered via the U.S. Department of Agriculture to incentivize farmers to cease farming on environmentally sensitive land. His grandfather signed up for the program to help restore […]

Nov 20, 2024 · President-elect Donald Trump has promised to begin his second term with the largest mass deportation in history, making the jobs held by undocumented workers available to U.S. citizens. Undocumented immigrants make up only 5% of the total labor force, according to the most recent federal data from the U.S. Census Bureau and analysis from the […]

Nov 29, 2024 · WEST BEND, Iowa – Just shy of 800 residents, West Bend is barely a blip on a prairie landscape. But this small northern Iowa town has become a hub for the nation’s growing organic farming sector, challenging the notion that pesticides and other agricultural chemicals are required to feed the world. The town’s towering grain […]

Jun 15, 2018 · The increasing use in the health care arena of trauma-informed care in treating victims of child abuse and other trauma is rooted in the war experiences of battled-scared veterans of the Vietnam War.

Oct 28, 2024 · Tyson Foods is being investigated by the Department of Labor for employing minors at two of its Arkansas poultry processing plants. This investigation comes at the height of child labor law violations in the past 10 years, according to DOL data. The number of child labor law violations has increased 35% in the last decade. […]

Dec 17, 2024 · Investigative / Enterprise: Agribusiness Tyson Foods cut contracts with poultry farmers. Now the company is working to silence their legal fight.

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Jan 24, 2024 · Corn is used in hand sanitizer, soft drinks and plastic. But now, more than half of the corn produced in the U.S. is turned into biofuel or alcohol, according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data. In the 1990s, a larger share of the nation’s corn crop went into sweeteners, such as high-fructose corn syrup, than […]

Nov 27, 2024 · The majority of severe injuries that occur at meatpacking plants harm workers’ fingers and fingertips. Occupational Safety and Health Administration data from 2015 to 2023 shows over half of severe incidents that happened at meatpacking plants in the last decade have injured workers’ fingers and fingertips, including amputations. Of the …

Oct 31, 2024 · This story was originally published by Grist. When Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida three weeks ago, Jason Madison was alone at his place, which doubled as a shrimp storefront in Keaton Beach. As the wind began to roar and the bay started to roil, Madison decided to flee. It was the right call. When […]