‘Is this legal?’: Why an obscure data service has been sued nearly …
WEBJul 29, 2021 · The question remains unanswered, albeit not for lack of trying: Agri Stats — a widely utilized, privately-held data and analytics firm for the meat processing industry — has been named in more than 90 lawsuits since 2016, making it the second-most sued company in the industry over that time span (Tyson Foods is first). All the lawsuits accuse the company of facilitating anti-competitive ...
More foreign ownership of U.S. beef processors raises food safety ...
WEBDec 18, 2019 · Brazilian-owned companies now control two of the four meatpacking companies that process around 74% of all beef in the United States, according to the North American Meat Institute, a trade association representing meat processors. While JBS S.A. is significantly larger than Marfrig’s National Beef, …
Pillen’s Rise: After building pork empire, Nebraska’s governor …
WEBAug 31, 2023 · Key takeaways: * Ethics experts said the best way to avoid appearances of conflicts of interest is for public officials to sell their business interests. Pillen's most recent financial disclosure, from March, showed he's invested in about 40 companies. He has not said whether he's sold his interests. * In the years before becoming governor, […]
Large animal feeding operations on the rise - Investigate Midwest
WEBJun 7, 2018 · From 2011 to 2017, the United States saw more than 1,400 new large-scale concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) established. That’s up 7.6 percent. A CAFO is defined as an “agricultural enterprises where animals are kept and raised in confined situations,” and most commonly contain …
Breaking down the use of glyphosate in the U.S.
WEBMay 26, 2019 · Glyphosate is the most used pesticide on U.S. agricultural crops, with the nation using an estimated 287 million pounds in 2016, according to an analysis by the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. And sales continue to grow, with market researchers predicting the glyphosate market to grow to …
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Meatpacking plants have long relied on immigrant labor. Now, …
WEBAug 19, 2021 · Martin Rosas, the president of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 2 that represents workers at Seaboard, said workers are conditioned not to complain because they have to go through the rehiring process each year. “The company gives them a different color of hat,” he said. “That alone makes them a target by the supervisor, by anyone who wants to mistreat workers.”
Author Archives: Mike Sherry - Investigate Midwest
WEBBusiness Collapses Expose Shaky Missouri Grain System. by Mike Sherry June 22, 2011 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest. A couple years ago, Missouri’s grain industry was rocked by two business insolvencies that saddled farmers with millions of dollars in losses. Regulators and the farmers themselves share blame for a system that had begun ...
Crops and solar intersect as Iowa’s first agrivoltaics project …
WEBOct 31, 2023 · AMES — On Thursday’s chilly fall morning, the Alliant Energy Solar Farm at Iowa State University looked like any other solar farm. Thousands of panels stretched toward the heavens and fanned across the landscape, welcoming any rays of sun that might escape the overcast sky above. But it’s not your typical solar array. Come next year, the […]
What you need to know about Tyson’s former contract growers
WEBMay 8, 2024 · Former Tyson contract growers who spoke to Investigate Midwest said they have had to take out upwards of $2 million loans to become Tyson contract growers. These loans are used to build or purchase chicken barns to grow chickens under contract for Tyson, a common practice across the poultry industry. The cost of raising chickens increased 35% ...