Mike Snider reported recently at USA Today Online that, “Beer lovers may soon find themselves crying in their beer – or at least what’s left of it. And you can blame it on the coronavirus. “After a decade of ever-expanding beer choices – hazy, citrusy IPAs, crisp lower-alcohol lagers, mouth-puckering sour beers – the beer… Continue Reading
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Ag Groups File Motion to Intervene in Glyphosate Lawsuit
DTN writer Todd Neeley reported last week that, “Agriculture interest groups and companies have filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit that challenges EPA’s interim registration of the herbicide glyphosate. “In a motion filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco on [April 20], the ag groups… Continue Reading
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Meat Plant Workers File Lawsuit Against Smithfield Foods During COVID-19 Pandemic
Reuters writer Daniel Wiessner reported last week that, “Smithfield Foods Inc, the world’s largest pork processor, has been accused in a lawsuit of failing to adequately protect workers at a Missouri plant who have been forced to work ‘shoulder to shoulder’ during the novel coronavirus pandemic. “The lawsuit filed Thursday in Missouri federal court claims… Continue Reading
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U.S. Supreme Court Clean Water Act Ruling on Groundwater Discharge Permitting
Reuters writer Lawrence Hurley reported yesterday that, “The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected arguments by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to limit the reach of a landmark water pollution law in a Hawaii dispute over wastewater indirectly discharged into the Pacific Ocean – a ruling hailed by environmentalists. “The case involves whether Hawaii’s Maui… Continue Reading
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Do “Business Interruption” Insurance Policies Cover Pandemic Claims, a Dispute Emerges
Washington Post writers Tom Hamburger and Tony Romm reported yesterday that, “A multibillion-dollar standoff between the nation’s leading insurers and the restaurants, hotels, gyms and theaters that purchase their policies has spilled into some of the most powerful corridors of Washington, as both sides clash over who should foot the sky-high costs of the coronavirus… Continue Reading
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USDA Reports Record Enrollment in Key Farm Safety-Net Programs
A news release yesterday from USDA’s Farm Service Agency stated that, “Producers signed a record 1.77 million contracts for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2019 crop year, which is more than 107 percent of the total contracts signed compared with a 5-year average…. Continue Reading
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WeWork’s Lessons for U.S. Real Estate
Writing recently at The Financial Times Online, Rana Foroohar noted that, “When it comes to cautionary global business tales, all roads seem to lead to WeWork. I have been thinking about the short-term office space company, and not only because of the lawsuit some of its board members issued last week against investor SoftBank over… Continue Reading
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Mechanical Pollination Attempts to Replace Bees
Reuters writer Lianne Back reported today that, “A mechanical hum replaced the buzzing of the bees in one Israeli community this season as farmers, concerned over the global drop in bee populations, tried out a new method of pollinating their crops. “Through an almond orchard in the area of Tel Arad in a desert plain… Continue Reading
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Washington State Sued Over Farm Worker Protections During COVID-19 Outbreak
Bloomberg writer Josh Eidelson reported today that, “Unions representing U.S. farmworkers, many of whom are immigrants, are escalating their push for safer working conditions during the coronavirus pandemic. “The United Farm Workers and Familias Unidas por la Justicia sued Washington state on Thursday, accusing regulators of failing to do enough to protect workers from exposure… Continue Reading
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COVID-19 Has Kicked the Table Out from Under the Farm-to-Table Movement
New York Times writer Kim Severson reported earlier this month that, “Zaid Kurdieh has so many fava beans growing at his farm in upstate New York that he could send 4,000 pounds a week to the best chefs in New York City. In Kentucky, Robert Eversole and Thomas Sargent planted enough winter greens to fill… Continue Reading
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