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The “eat less meat” movement is growing. Does it distort science?

09.05.2019
Lynne Curry
FDA finds a surprise in gene-edited cattle: antibiotic-resistant, non-bovine DNA
08.15.2019
by Sam Bloch
On a tiny, isolated island, USDA scientists race to prep for the pork-pocalypse
06.27.2019
by H. Claire Brown
In Missouri, lawmakers are poised to eliminate local regulation of CAFOs
05.10.2019
by Leah Douglas
A new lawsuit accuses the “Big Four” beef packers of conspiring to fix cattle prices
04.23.2019
by Joe Fassler
When a Big Ag conglomerate buys an iconic niche meat company, who has to change?
04.01.2019
by Marilyn Noble
USDA seizes 1 million pounds of pork amid swine fever concerns
03.19.2019
by H. Claire Brown
ABC News called it “pink slime.” Now, USDA says it can be labeled “ground beef.”
02.07.2019
by Joe Fassler
Federal judge strikes Iowa “ag-gag” law
01.10.2019
by Lyle Muller
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