A worker was killed, and two others were injured following an early morning explosion and fire at a Koch Foods poultry processing facility in Fairfield, Ohio, on Sunday. Fire crews responded around 1 a.m. to the 600,000-square-foot plant on Commerce Drive after reports of an explosion and heavy fire on…

Image courtesy of the National Farm Machinery Show AGDAILY joined roughly 300,000 other attendees last week at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville. The event was particularly special because it was celebrating its 60th year. At the Kentucky Exposition Center, the facility’s 1.2 million square feet were jam packed…

You’ve probably seen labels on foods at the grocery store claiming “No Sugar Added” and thought that it must be healthy. Or you might think that this label is simply a marketing tactic and that there’s no point to it at all. Luckily — in a world where there are…

Five individuals have been federally indicted on accusations of having roles in a $220 million nationwide fraud scheme involving purported cattle purchase contracts, according to an announcement from United States Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Ryan Raybould. A Fort Worth federal grand jury returned the indictment on February…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued the final round of Emergency Livestock Relief Program payments, delivering more than $1.89 billion to producers impacted by drought, floods, and wildfires in 2023 and 2024. Announced recently by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the payments mark the completion of relief authorized…

Author Gabriel Rosenberg advocates that the structure of industrial food production and distribution is key to achieving the best nutrition and food security. Many people squirm when they hear the term “industrial.” It is often used to conjure images of soulessness and greed. And when someone uses the phrase “industrial…