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Byline: DAVID PITT Associated Press

14 Oct

Fighting food poisoning: Sweeping poultry changes proposed

published on October 14, 2022 - 1:56 PM

(AP) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Friday proposed sweeping changes in the way chicken and turkey meat is

25 Apr

Bird flu drives free-range hens indoors to protect poultry

published on April 25, 2022 - 2:25 PM

(AP) — Is it OK for free-range chickens to not range freely? That’s a question free-range egg producers have been

17 Mar

Federal judge finds another Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional

published on March 17, 2022 - 2:21 PM

(AP) — A federal judge has struck down an Iowa law that seeks to stop animal welfare groups from secretly

15 Mar

Chicken, turkey farmers struggle to keep birds safe from flu

published on March 15, 2022 - 12:46 PM

(AP) — Nearly 7 million chickens and turkeys in 13 states have been killed this year due to avian influenza,

24 Feb

Iowa attorney general leads study of high fertilizer prices

published on February 24, 2022 - 2:28 PM

(AP) — Dramatic increases in the price of farm fertilizers have prompted federal agriculture officials and a leading farm state

21 Dec

Federal watchdog: Trump’s USDA overpaid corn farmers by $3B

published on December 21, 2021 - 2:13 PM

(AP) — The Trump administration overpaid corn farmers by about $3 billion in federal aid in 2019 and farmers in

25 May

Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds

published on May 25, 2021 - 2:52 PM

(AP) — A group representing pork producers urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed

31 Dec

Federal checks salvage otherwise dreadful 2020 for US farms

published on December 31, 2020 - 1:12 PM

(AP) — Thanks to the government paying nearly 40% of their income, U.S. farmers are expected to end 2020 with

18 Sep

USDA plans additional $14B for farmers reeling from virus

published on September 18, 2020 - 1:45 PM

(AP) — The federal government said Friday that it will give farmers an additional $14 billion to compensate them for

28 Jul

Unions sue USDA over faster chicken plant production speeds

published on July 28, 2020 - 2:05 PM

(AP) — The union representing workers at chicken processing plants in six states sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on