Four ways Trump could impact the agriculture sector during …
Nov 6, 2024 · Trump’s push for ‘mass deportation’ could harm farm labor. During his campaign, Trump promised to deport upwards of 20 million undocumented people, many of them agricultural workers who perform the dangerous jobs most Americans don’t want.
As ag consolidation grows, Harris and Trump pitch different …
Oct 29, 2024 · In 2020, under Trump, the USDA further weakened the act by withdrawing Obama-era rules that would have made it easier for livestock farmers to prove that large companies like JBS Foods or Tyson Foods treated them unfairly.. The Trump campaign did not answer direct questions about consolidations. Instead, a spokesperson criticized the Biden administration for the high cost of fertilizer, fuel ...
GRAPHIC: Here's why mass deportation could affect the nation's …
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 […]
GRAPHIC: Trump support grew in America's top farming counties …
Nov 13, 2024 · America’s most farming-dependent counties overwhelmingly backed President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election by an average of 77.7%. Trump has appeared on three presidential ballots, beginning in 2016. In 2020 and 2024, he increased his support nationwide, topping 50% in this year’s popular vote. However, Trump also increased his support this year among farming-dependent counties
Risky Revival: How Michigan’s Palisades nuclear plant could impact ...
Dec 10, 2024 · COVERT, Michigan — The Palisades Nuclear Generating Station, long synonymous with safety lapses and regulatory oversight, is poised for an unprecedented comeback under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s plan to reopen the shuttered plant by 2025 — the first attempt of its kind in U.S. history. However, in this robust agricultural region, there are fears about […]
Second Trump administration threatens USDA conservation and …
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 […]
Protection of wetlands could come down to farmers, says a new …
Dec 11, 2024 · This story was originally published by Grist. This coverage is made possible through a partnership with Grist and Interlochen Public Radio in northern Michigan. Tucked about a mile offshore from Lake Michigan, in northern Michigan’s Charlevoix County, sits Norwood Centennial Farms. Besides some 300 cows that live there, …
Ag policy, deportations, trade and climate change: What Midwest …
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US dockworker strike: Three charts to understand the impact on ...
Oct 2, 2024 · Editor’s note: The International Longshoremen’s Association announced Thursday it was suspending its strike immediately.The union and U.S. Maritime Alliance, which represents ports and shipping companies, “reached a tentative agreement on wages,” the Associated Press reported. Striking dockworkers shut down seaports along the East and Gulf Coasts on Oct. 1, impacting ports that handle ...
Illegal manure pollution, and cancer, on the rise in Iowa
Dec 17, 2024 · A new report from environmental watchdog group Food & Water Watch suggests that almost 2 million fish were killed from manure spills in Iowa between 2013 and 2023. The 179 spills occurred throughout the state, with a major hotspot for spills in the northwest corner of the state. Earlier this year, the group reported that Iowa factory farms produce […]