Flooded Farms, Fouled Rivers, Dozens Dead: Helene’s Rising Toll October 2, 2024 By Ilena Peng, Gerson Freitas Jr., Ari Natter and Josh Saul As historic floodwaters unleashed by Hurricane Helene recede across the US Southeast, the region faces a humanitarian, economic and ecological...
Vibrant Green Fields Signal a Big US Corn Crop and Weak Prices August 23, 2024 By Michael Hirtzer and Gerson Freitas Jr. Between hail, strong winds, floods and plant disease, US corn crops were put through some tough times this summer. But...
Top US Egg Maker Idles Texas Plant After Bird Flu Outbreak April 3, 2024 By Gerson Freitas Jr. and Michael Hirtzer Cal-Maine Foods Inc., the biggest egg producer in the US, has culled roughly 3.6% of its flock after birds at...
Biden’s Biofuel Push Risks Dethroning Corn as King of US Crops March 28, 2024 By Gerson Freitas Jr. and Isis Almeida American farmers will plant more corn than soybeans in 2024 — as they have in most years for over a...
Tyson’s Dinosaur-Shaped Chicken Nuggets Recalled After Possible Metal Contamination November 6, 2023 By Gerson Freitas Jr. Tyson Foods Inc., the largest US meat producer, is recalling almost 30,000 pounds (13 metric tons) of chicken nugget products...