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After California imposed costly new regulations on pork producers, Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the world, has announced that it will close its Vernon, California plant.

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the world, will close its Vernon, California, plant and reduce its hog her...

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - Smithfield Foods, the largest pork processor in the world, will close its Vernon, California, plant and reduce its hog her...

Some farmers in Missouri and Illinois are planting trees and cover crops to keep climate-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

OSHA and the meat packing giant JBS have reached a settlement over citations for health and safety violations cost seven lives during the first months of the pandemic. JBS will be fined just $14,502 and institute a flimsy set of new pandemic safety guidelines

Agriculture accounts for a tenth of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which are a big driver of climate change worldwide. Some farmers in the U.S. are taking on climate change by trying to sink the air’s carbon in the ground.

Agriculture is a big emitter of greenhouse gasses– which are the biggest driver of climate change. But some farmers are taking on the issue by trying to sink the air’s carbon – in the ground.

Agriculture accounts for a tenth of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, which are a big driver of climate change worldwide. Some farmers in the U.S. are taking on climate change by trying to sink the air’s carbon in the ground.

President Biden on Thursday, April 28, asked Congress to provide $500 million for farm subsidies to increase U.S. production of crops, particularly wheat and soybeans, to address the world’s expected loss of production from Ukraine…