Stories Tagged as
Farming industry
COVID stresses food production in Washington fruit harvests
Oct 27, 2020
It's fruit harvesting and processing time in the Pacific Northwest and workers are getting PPE, but still pressing for union rights.
Farmers grapple with stress and depression as they try to keep their operations afloat
by
Alisa Roth
Jun 11, 2020
One Minnesota program offers free mental health care through the state agriculture department.
What does President Trump's order on meat processing plants mean for workers and food supply?
Apr 29, 2020
Maintaining social distance at these COVID-19 hot spots is not easy.
Midwestern farmers are tied to a Gulf dead zone
by
Annie Baxter
Oct 9, 2017
Minnesota is trying to limit runoff carried by the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico.
Amid Trump’s immigration crackdown, farmers look for reform
Sep 26, 2017
Farmers want to see reform to the H-2A visas program, that allows foreign agricultural laborers to work legally in the U.S.
Chicken processing plants want to speed up operations
Sep 13, 2017
They'll need the USDA to roll back protections first. Critics say that will compromise worker safety.
As customers buy more organic food, a call for more industry oversight
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Annie Baxter
Sep 11, 2017
The market for organic food passed the $40 billion mark in the U.S. last year. As bigger companies get into the organics game, and more imported organic food lands in the U.S., more questions arise for USDA certifiers.
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Citrus growers cower as Irma advances on Florida coast
by
Annie Baxter
Sep 7, 2017
With Hurricane Irma on the way, farmers from Florida on up the coast to the Carolinas are on alert. More cotton crops are threatened, and the price of orange juice futures is already up. Click the audio player above to hear the full story.
How an immigration raid threw a small Iowa town into economic crisis
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Annie Baxter
Aug 3, 2017
Postville's recovery has been slow after hundreds of workers were arrested and virtually disappeared over night.
Eggs cheap as overseas demand for U.S. produce falls
Aug 1, 2017
An oversupply of eggs is driving down prices to record low levels. But what cheers shoppers isn’t always good for farmers. Many producers are just recovering from a devastating bird flu outbreak that struck two years ago. And this is one more hassle to deal with. Click the audio player above to hear the full […]