/tags/smithfield-farms Smithfield Farms en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:30:24 GMT /2020-06-05/their-parents-fear-for-their-jobs-so-children-of-meatpacking-workers-speak-out-on-covid-19-for-them Nebraska’s largest COVID-19 hotspots are meatpacking areas with deep immigrant roots. But many workers feel they can’t speak out about ongoing concerns... Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:30:24 GMT /2020-06-05/their-parents-fear-for-their-jobs-so-children-of-meatpacking-workers-speak-out-on-covid-19-for-them Christina Stella /health-science-environment/2019-08-08/access-to-pig-manure-powered-energy-grows-in-northern-missouri Hog producer Smithfield Foods has completed a pipeline in Missouri to transport natural gas derived from pig manure. The company announced Monday that it… Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:21:26 GMT /health-science-environment/2019-08-08/access-to-pig-manure-powered-energy-grows-in-northern-missouri Eli Chen /health-science-environment/2018-03-15/democrats-pushing-for-bill-to-ban-foreign-ownership-of-missouri-farmland A bill in the Missouri House would bring back a ban on foreign ownership of Missouri farmland.The ban was lifted by the Missouri General Assembly in 2013,… Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:50:45 GMT /health-science-environment/2018-03-15/democrats-pushing-for-bill-to-ban-foreign-ownership-of-missouri-farmland Marissanne Lewis-Thompson /government-politics-issues/2017-08-29/political-nonprofit-aims-to-blunt-corporate-agricultures-sway-at-missouri-capitol Large agricultural corporations influence all stripes of Missouri politicians, including the Republicans who control the Missouri General Assembly. A new… Tue, 29 Aug 2017 19:22:39 GMT /government-politics-issues/2017-08-29/political-nonprofit-aims-to-blunt-corporate-agricultures-sway-at-missouri-capitol Jason Rosenbaum