agricultural companies
Coverage of agricultural companies in the Nexus archive.
- A Vermont farmer has a growing voice in Trump’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ campaign
John Klar, a Vermont farmer and conservative political voice, has gained a prominent role in the 'Make America Healthy Again' (MAHA) movement. He was appointed to a Trump administration EPA advisory panel focused on agricultural policy and has advocated for reducing pesticides and limiting large agricultural companies. MAHA, associated with vaccine skepticism, faces conflicts with some administration actions on food policy.
- AG cracks down on price-fixing scheme, corporations shell out millions
New York Attorney General Letitia James and federal officials settled with three major agricultural companies, requiring them to pay $3.3 million and donate 53.25 million eggs nationwide to address illegal price inflation of eggs.
- Southeast Asia’s ‘red alert’ haze fight faces economic test
Southeast Asia faces a heightened risk of dangerous haze due to rising energy and fertilizer costs, which may lead agricultural companies to use fire for land clearing. Analysts warn that weakened fire-prevention efforts, combined with extreme weather, could exacerbate forest and land blazes. The Singapore Institute of International Affairs issued a rare alert highlighting these concerns.