| May 31, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIt’s an odd marketing strategy for an industry to assail its own consumers. Yet, that’s what the monopolistic meatpacking industry — led by such huge conglomerates as Tyson, Smithfield, JBS, and Hormel, which control nearly 70 percent of America’s pork market — is...
| Feb 24, 2021 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP SubfeaturedSmithfield is the country’s largest pork producer — and one of the biggest industrial polluters. But it doesn’t want you to think of it that way. Instead, the company likes to promote a conscientious, sustainable, family-farmer image, summed up with a simple...
| Apr 8, 2015 | Food / FarmingLet me say one word to you: Bacon. Not only is it delicious, it’s practically irresistible — I even know vegans who sneak bites of the stuff. And these days, it’s hard to avoid the pork strip. It’s in snack foods, on school lunch trays, and in bars,...
| Dec 17, 2014 | Food / FarmingAs the weather turns colder in this month of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and the Winter Solstice, our hearts grow warmer and our thoughts turn to kindness and goodwill toward all. Unless, of course, you’re Chris Christie. The governor of New Jersey is a mighty...
| Jul 23, 2014 | Food / FarmingA pound of bacon now costs more than $6. That’s a record increase from $3.86 a pound four years ago. What’s driving this spike? Blame Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus. The disease, known as PEDv, is rattling the pork industry after claiming over 10 percent...
