Michael Hirtzer
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United States
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Chicago Mayor Apologizes for Email Seeking Teachers Support
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologized after her campaign asked public school teachers to support her re-election, a move that drew harsh criticism from her opponents. → Read More
Scorching Texas Weather Has Cattle Ranchers Selling Herds in ‘Panic Mode’
(Bloomberg) -- Ranchers in top cattle state Texas can’t sell their herds fast enough... → Read More
Why Inflation Is Hitting American Households Like Never Before
Utilities, gasoline and grocery prices have been rising at double-digit levels all spring and it’s probably about to get worse. → Read More
U.S. beef prices rise as Covid sickens slaughterhouse workers again
Meatpackers have avoided closures with omicron but food inflation is rampant and slowing output will only exacerbate increasing prices. → Read More
Tyson to Conduct Racial Audit After Outcry Over Workers
Tyson Foods Inc., one of the meatpackers that came under fire during the height of the pandemic for its treatment of a largely minority workforce, will commission a detailed study to determine whether its practices contribute to racial inequities. An independent group will carry out the equity audit of the biggest U.S. meat company by sales, with Tyson aiming to publish its findings within a… → Read More
After Decades of Breeding Bigger Birds, Some Producers Are Shrinking the Chicken
Boutique farmers say smaller is better for eating—and ethics. → Read More
Meat Prices Will Continue to Surge If Meatpackers Can't Find Workers Fast
Recruiting is only getting harder for a U.S. industry that demands grueling work and has the taint of deadly Covid outbreaks. → Read More
Tiny North American Oat Crop Could Be Coming for Your Breakfast
(Bloomberg) -- A drought struck North America’s oat fields this season, and farmers are harvesting such a small crop that prices have risen to record highs, ... → Read More
Tyson Investor Calls on Meat Producer to Perform Racial Audit
America’s biggest meat company is the latest to come under investor pressure to conduct an independent racial equity audit. → Read More
Tyson scrambles to regain chicken profit as new competitor looms
Tyson Foods executives declined to comment on competitors, saying they’re focused on improving their own business. → Read More
Food crops become animal feed as North American drought worsens
The highest and greatest need in a drought is feed for livestock, so farmers will try to salvage hay value from crops. → Read More
Slower pig slaughtering has farmers worried hog rally has peaked
Despite the concerns over slower slaughtering, prices are still high enough to sustain farmers’ profits. → Read More
Americans Pay Up for Pricey Steaks Even as Cattle Abound
It turns out a pandemic can do wonders for the economics of beef, and meat companies like Tyson Foods Inc. are reaping the benefits. → Read More
Joe Biden Isn’t Coming for Your Steak to Meet Climate Targets
President Joe Biden isn’t taking hamburgers away from Americans as part of his efforts to slash greenhouse gas emissions. → Read More
Will Mexican GMO corn ban apply to animal feed?
Mexican officials and producers to meet and discuss GMO corn ban. → Read More
USDA moves to speed up slaughter lines
Critics say the move risks increasing COVID infections and is lame-duck payoff to Trump-supporting poultry producers. → Read More
Trump Losing Support Among Farmers Over Handling of Virus, Survey Says
President Donald Trump is losing re-election support among farmers over his handling of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a survey by agriculture publisher DTN Progressive Farmer. → Read More
Americans on Cusp of Meat Shortage With Food Chain Breaking Down
(Bloomberg) -- The coronavirus pandemic is pushing the food supply chain to its limits.Plant shutdowns are leaving Americans dangerously close to seeing meat shortages at grocery stores. Meanwhile, farmers are facing the likely culling of millions of animals and mass burial graves could soon be dug across → Read More
Tyson to Close Iowa Plant in Third Major U.S. Pork Shutdown
(Bloomberg) -- Tyson Foods Inc. is halting its largest pork plant, becoming the third major U.S. facility to shut as the coronavirus sickens workers, exacerbates livestock gluts and threatens supplies.The Waterloo facility in Iowa, which has been running at reduced levels due to worker absenteeism, will → Read More
Iowa Sends National Guard Troops to Defend Meat Plants From Virus
(Bloomberg) -- Hundreds of National Guard personnel are being activated in Iowa as coronavirus sweeps through meat-processing plants in a state that accounts for about a third of U.S. pork supply.Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds said 250 National Guard members have been moved to full-time federal duty status → Read More