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• USDA’s research employees were just offered drastically reduced buyouts August 22, 2019
  For the Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service (ERS), virtually every piece of news reflects a worsening situation. In the latest wrinkle, $25,000 buyout payments, offered to ERS employees in June, were abruptly reduced to... Read more » The post USDA’s research employees were just offered drastically reduced buyouts appeared first on New Food Economy.
  Jesse Hirsch
• She blew the whistle on Koch Foods. This little-known visa kept her from being deported by ICE August 21, 2019
  Thelma stood against a wall with a group of people who were waiting to be deported. Fear was in the air. I will be safe, she was thinking, because I have a special work visa.... Read more » The post She blew the whistle on Koch Foods. This little-known visa kept her from being deported […]
  Sam Bloch
• Thinly sliced: Oregon becomes third and final West Coast state to adopt cage-free egg laws August 20, 2019
  This is the web version of a list we publish twice-weekly in our newsletter. It comprises the most noteworthy food stories of the moment, selected by our editors. Get it first here. Egged on. All eggs farmed... Read more » The post Thinly sliced: Oregon becomes third and final West Coast state to adopt cage-free egg laws […]
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• In the largest prosecution of organic fraud in U.S. history, Iowa grain seller sentenced to 10 years in prison August 20, 2019
  UPDATE 8/21/2019, 7:46 a.m. The Associated Press is reporting that Randy Constant was found dead, apparently by suicide. He was found by police in a vehicle in his garage in Chillicothe, Missouri, according to the AP.... Read more » The post In the largest prosecution of organic fraud in U.S. history, Iowa grain seller sentenced to […]
  Jesse Hirsch
• Now that scientists have sequenced the avocado genome, can we grow them in Minnesota? August 20, 2019
  From toast to theme restaurants, the avocado has soared in popularity in the United States. Consumption is up from 436.6 million pounds annually to 2.4 billion pounds between 1985 and 2018. Researchers from Texas Tech... Read more » The post Now that scientists have sequenced the avocado genome, can we grow them in Minnesota? appeared […]
  Kamari Stewart
• City dwellers continue to collect bailout money meant for farmers August 16, 2019
  Trade war bailout money intended to support farmers and ranchers is flowing into the hands of more than 9,000 city-dwellers, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Technically, the payments, made... Read more » The post City dwellers continue to collect bailout money meant for farmers appeared first on New Food […]
  Jessica Fu
• Thinly sliced: Corona introduces an intriguing plan to eliminate plastic six pack rings August 16, 2019
  This is the web version of a list we publish twice-weekly in our newsletter. It comprises the most noteworthy food stories of the moment, selected by our editors. Get it first here. Bud, not buddy. Legal cannabis... Read more » The post Thinly sliced: Corona introduces an intriguing plan to eliminate plastic six pack rings appeared first […]
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• FDA finds a surprise in gene-edited cattle: antibiotic-resistant, non-bovine DNA August 15, 2019
  How do you get a better cow? You breed it. For decades, cattle ranchers, dairy farmers, and others have relied on a billion-dollar animal genetics industry to get fitter, happier, and more productive livestock, working... Read more » The post FDA finds a surprise in gene-edited cattle: antibiotic-resistant, non-bovine DNA appeared first on New Food […]
  Sam Bloch
• Seafood company president pleads guilty to mislabeling millions of dollars worth of crabmeat August 14, 2019
  The owner of a North Carolina-based seafood supplier pleaded guilty on Tuesday to falsifying country of origin labels on crabmeat products, which it then sold primarily to wholesale membership clubs, the Department of Justice announced.... Read more » The post Seafood company president pleads guilty to mislabeling millions of dollars worth of crabmeat appeared first […]
  Jessica Fu
• Thinly sliced: After raids, Whole Foods workers demand company cut ties with ICE August 13, 2019
  This is the web version of a list we publish twice-weekly in our newsletter. It comprises the most noteworthy food stories of the moment, selected by our editors. Get it first here. Desensitivity training. Food allergy sufferers... Read more » The post Thinly sliced: After raids, Whole Foods workers demand company cut ties with ICE appeared first […]
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