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Welcome to The Jungle.

One year after Native-owned Tanka Bar had lost nearly everything, the buffalo are on their way back

01.24.2020
Marilyn Noble
Crowd Cow promised to bring craft meat to the masses. Some ranchers say it’s been a bad deal.
11.25.2019
by Marilyn Noble
American lamb producers are beefing with New Zealand over—what else?—meat labeling
11.21.2019
by Jessica Fu
An alternative to horse slaughter emerges, unifying ranchers and animal advocates
10.10.2019
by Sam Bloch
Unions file lawsuit challenging plan to permit faster line speeds in hog slaughterhouses
10.07.2019
by H. Claire Brown
Heard of books, butlers, lifters, or flat irons? Spoiler alert: They’re all the same steak.
10.01.2019
by Marilyn Noble
Ranchers to Trump: We got you elected. Now we need your help.
09.27.2019
by Sam Bloch
Critics worry about food safety as federal meat inspectors face work overload, burnout
09.20.2019
by Brett Bachman + Samantha Stokes
USDA gives final approval for faster hog processing line speeds
09.17.2019
by H. Claire Brown
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