Food
Smithfield’s Farmer John food factory and others hit with COVID-19 in L.A.
June 1, 2020On Memorial Day, the Los Angeles Times reported that 153 Farmer John employees now test positive for COVID-19.
Read moreWill the Democrats’ HEROES stimulus bill rescue farmers?
May 22, 2020NSAC will continue to urge lawmakers to move beyond emergency response and into a new mode where direct payment programs and investment in existing USDA programs that move us towards greater sustainability, equity, and access in...
Read moreCoronavirus cuts ‘deep scars’ through meatpacking towns across the country
May 5, 2020“These two guys were here last week. Now they are gone. It’s crazy.”
Read moreGoing hungry in a time of plenty
April 30, 2020A cartoon from Greg Kearney.
Read moreTrump orders workers back into dangerous meat plants
April 29, 2020A president who refused to invoke Defense Production Act to provide protective gear for health workers uses that act to endanger both meat plant workers and the communities that surround their plants.
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