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The Shrimp on Your Table Has a Dark History

Civil Eats

He didn’t travel to the rural area for any of his job responsibilities; he was there to document injustice. But four months into the job, he decided to come forward as whistleblower, exposing what he says are the deplorable and unsanitary conditions in one of India’s largest shrimp manufacturers. The Bankrollers of Methane.

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Animal Ag News 2/3

Agwired

Dairy Business Association announced its priorities for the upcoming legislative session, focusing on protecting Wisconsin’s dairy industry, ensuring fair regulations, enhancing rural communities, promoting economic support, supporting clean water initiatives and building lasting agricultural transportation infrastructure.

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Michigan Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program

ATTRA

Funds will support expanded capacity for the aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storing, transporting, wholesaling, and distribution of locally and regionally produced food products, including specialty crops, dairy, grains for human consumption, aquaculture, and other food products, excluding meat and poultry.

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Animal Ag News 7/10

Agwired

52), reigniting support for the bill across rural America. The funding supports student recruitment at colleges and universities that cultivate careers in the poultry and egg industry. John Thune (R-S.D.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), Mike Rounds, (R-S.D.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)

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Digging into the House Farm Bill: Part 2

National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

Cooperative Interstate Shipment Program Meat and poultry processing is a closely regulated industry. The FFNSA offers a few new options for infrastructure investments but does not adequately respond to the needs of rural communities for specialized food workforce training and technical assistance for scaling businesses. 6304, 6412).

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Tractor Rollovers Kill Dozens on Farms Each Year—and a Prevention Program Is at Risk

Civil Eats

The front bucket was half full as he drove the tractor forward on a gentle slope of his 10-acre produce and poultry farm in Greensboro, Georgia. In 1985, tractor manufacturers adopted a voluntary standard to include ROPS and seatbelts on all new tractors over 20 horsepower. Suddenly, the 53-year-old felt a tire slip under him. “I

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Will a Food and Ag Focus at COP28 Distract From the Fossil Fuel Economy?

Civil Eats

Estrella “Esther” Penunia, the secretary general of the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development, called consolidation a “big problem” and talked about transforming the food system to “shift the power to the people.” A coalition of farm groups are pushing to get the program written into the upcoming farm bill.

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