Agriculture

Tyson closes 3 meat plants, lays off 1,000 workers

Dive Brief: Tyson Foods is closing three U.S. processing plants, eliminating more than 1,000 jobs…

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Cargill cuts 5% of global workforce after profits decline

Dive Brief: Agribusiness giant Cargill is slashing 5% of its global workforce in an effort…

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US cotton production slashed from Hurricane Helene

Dive Brief: Hurricane Helene's devastating impact on farms is likely to push U.S. cotton yields…

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What to do if immigration agents come to your jobsite

Last month, President-elect Donald Trump named Tom Homan, former acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as his “border czar.”…

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US agriculture has the potential to be greenhouse gas negative. Here’s how.

Widescale adoption of more sustainable farming practices could allow the U.S. agriculture sector to sequester more carbon than it emits,…

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Building a resilient food system begins at the farm

Regenerative agriculture has grown in popularity as a strategy for decarbonizing our food system. While it can help mitigate agriculture’s…

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Key takeaways from COP29: a contentious finance deal, carbon markets, more

COP29, the United Nations annual climate summit, concluded Nov. 24, two days after it was originally scheduled to end and…

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