Beef produced at a small Michigan farm was found to contain toxic “forever chemicals” after the cattle were fed crops grown with fertilizer made from contaminated wastewater biosolids, state officials said Friday. A consumption advisory issued by state agencies stopped …
A Colorado farm is voluntarily recalling its cantaloupes after one of its melons tested positive for Listeria. According to KMGH-TV, Jensen Farms says one of its Rocky Ford cantaloupes sampled from a store tested positive. Four people have died and …
North Carolina farmers felt the financial weight of Hurricane Irene’s winds and heavy rains Sunday as inspections following the storm revealed damage to field crops, poultry and other agricultural businesses. State political and agricultural leaders touring eastern North Carolina the …
The father of a northwestern Illinois girl who was electrocuted while removing tassels from corn has filed a wrongful death suit against Monsanto Corp. Hannah Kendall and Jade Garza, both 14 years old and from Sterling, were killed July 25 …
A DeKalb County jury has ruled against a northwest Missouri farmer who claimed odor from an industrial hog farm had damaged his property. The jury ruled Wednesday in favor of Premium Standard Farms. Vernon Hanes, a farmer in northwest Missouri, …
A rural health educator in east-central Illinois has launched a program to help improve farm safety. The program involves creating detailed, computer-generated maps of farms that show things like power-turnoffs, fuel tanks and chemical containers. The maps are placed in …