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In Iowa, there are more concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) than grocery stores. Yet for most of the public, the location of nearby CAFOs and the amount of manure they may be producing is inaccessible. Until now.
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Iowa has a cancer problem. With the most consequential election cycle in recent memory around the corner, water and cancer are on the ballot in a way they’ve never been before. buff.ly/eGzkD5U

Iowa Built an Agricultural Powerhouse. What Did It Cost?

While cancer rates across the country are dropping, Iowa has the fa...

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The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year. buff.ly/hjppHwX

Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals

The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year.

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In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground. Democrats and Republicans are clashing over who supports meat consumption more. Nicholas Riccardi reports for @AP: buff.ly/crQhM48

Everyone has the same question in the midterms — where's the beef? (And how much does it cost?)

In the midterm elections, meat has become a surprising political battleground. Democrats and Republicans are clashing over who supports meat consumption more.

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Fewer than 15% of veterinary school graduates are choosing jobs that include farm animals. What does that mean for the health of those pigs, chickens and cows? @JessLReid reports: buff.ly/r3JSbmi

Too Few Vets, Too Many Animals: Inside the Farm Veterinarian Shortage

Fewer than 15% of veterinary school graduates are opting to care for farm animals.

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Decades ago, a deadly but treatable disorder threatening kids made headlines and captured the public’s attention. What followed was a well-timed push for regulation that resulted in measurable change. Read more in The Core: buff.ly/KXRzCHT
The History of Blue Baby Syndrome and Today's Clean Water Fight

ALT The History of Blue Baby Syndrome and Today's Clean Water Fight

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The New World screwworm was a massive problem in U.S. cattle herds for much of the 20th century, killing countless cows and costing the industry hundreds of millions of dollars. buff.ly/vbjMZ7p

The Flesh-Eating Pest That Once Cost Ranchers Millions Is Back

New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.

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There’s an obscure but high-stakes animal rights issue in the coming election. @KennyTorrella reports for @voxdotcom: buff.ly/DHfuFT5

Two US cities could soon ban one of the world’s most controversial foods

There’s an obscure but high-stakes animal rights issue in the coming election.

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Despite its “sustainably farm-raised” label, a new lawsuit argues that Mama Bear salmon products actually come from industrial salmon farms. @gaeacabico reports: buff.ly/iSMIxis

Can You Trust ‘Sustainably Farm-Raised’ Salmon? A New Lawsuit Challenges the Label

Mama Bear allegedly uses misleading branding on Atlantic salmon cubes sourced by Australis Foods, an aquaculture operation accused of harming Chile’s sensitive marine environment.

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The law survived sustained attacks from Congress, the Trump Administration and Big Pork. How is it so resilient? buff.ly/sQBNsb1

Proposition 12 Is the Animal Welfare Law With Nine Lives

The law survived sustained attacks from Congress, the Trump Administration and Big Pork. How is it so resilient?

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A survey taken this past spring shows a majority of Iowans say they have experienced negative environmental impacts from industrial animal operations. But plenty are also ambivalent, or ignorant, about their presence. buff.ly/IeKKZUw

We Asked 1,000 Iowans About Factory Farming. Here’s What We Learned.

A survey taken this past spring shows a majority of Iowans say they have experienced negative environmental impacts from industrial animal operations. But plenty are also ambivalent, or ignorant,...

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The Trump administration says it’s paving the way for a “new era of animal welfare.” But it is ignoring the nearly 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year. @JessLReid reports: buff.ly/hjppHwX

Trump’s ‘New Era of Animal Welfare’ Excludes Almost All Farm Animals

The administration’s agenda expands protections for some, but still excludes almost all of the 10 billion land animals farmed for food in the U.S. each year.

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Greece’s $900 million aquaculture industry is sacrificing sea life as it slowly strangles one of Europe’s most important marine sanctuaries. @Johnny_Sturgeon reports for @insideclimate: buff.ly/KsMmdaO

The Greek National Park Suffocated by Fish Farming - Inside Climate News

Greece’s $900 million aquaculture industry is sacrificing sea life as it slowly strangles one of Europe’s most important marine sanctuaries.

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Update: On September 30, a federal judge ruled that the @CLF’s Clean Water Act lawsuit against Cooke Aquaculture can proceed. buff.ly/OGONsxV

Mainers Fight to Protect Wild Salmon From Fish Farms

Cooke Aquaculture touts the jobs its salmon farms bring to the state, but local critics say the potential costs to their waters, livelihoods and wild Atlantic salmon outweigh the benefits.

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Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price. buff.ly/4v6HtmY

The Nation’s ‘Egg Mafia’ Made Billions. Their Fines Over Price Fixing Are a Drop in the Bucket.

Egg companies that received hundreds of millions of dollars in bird flu payments are ordered to settle for a fraction of the price.

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South Korea has cut household food waste going to landfill from 97% to almost nothing. New York City has started sending its scraps the same way. Soo Min Kim reports for @BBCWorld: buff.ly/iFGlHyI

New York has a food waste problem. South Korea has already solved it

South Korea has cut household food waste going to landfill from 97% to almost nothing. New York City has started sending its scraps the same way.

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This summer saw the return of New World screwworm, the flesh-eating parasite that ripped through the U.S. beef industry 50 years ago. It was once eradicated, how did it come back?
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Featuring @USDA, @CDCgov, @USAID and more.
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The Flesh-Eating Pest That Once Cost Ranchers Millions Is Back

New World screwworm’s long-dreaded arrival in the U.S. jeopardizes a 40-year-old agricultural victory.

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