COVID-19 Hot Spots Put Meatpacker Giants on the Front Burner
Last month Minnesota Congressman Collin Peterson told a local TV station that, "COVID-19 in Nobles County (MN) is the equivalent of New York City per capita." P...
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Fund Our Farmers So They Continue to Feed Us
Congress needs to take immediate action to ensure our small- and mid-sized farms survive. ...
Coronavirus and Investing in Healthier Communities
The COVID-19 outbreak prompts a closer look at levels of investment in public health preparedness and response—and finds them lacking. ...
Very High Livestock Antibiotic Use Undercuts Effective Drugs
Beef and pork industries must do better to help curb antibiotic resistance....
Superbug Deaths on the Rise, Yet Again
Overuse of antibiotics in American livestock is helping to create a future without many of the advantages of 'modern medicine', according to leading experts fro...
Groups Release New Antibiotics Standard for Beef & Pork
Just release standards lay out out what truly "responsible" antibiotic use on beef feedlots should look like. ...