http://www.hcn.org These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 4. http://www.hcn.org/wotr/thanks-to-obama-cattlemen-lose-out Proposed rule changes that would have made it easier for small-scale ranchers to compete with giant meatpacking corporations just went down in flames. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn factory farms family farms JBS USDA ranchers rural life CAFOs small farmers cow-calf operations corporate power Tom Vilsack Cargill Environmental Protection Agency Obama agriculture policy Tyson Mike Callicrate Big Four meatpackers National Beef 2011-11-22T22:42:59Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/43.5/cattlemen-struggle-against-giant-meatpackers-and-economic-squeezes Ranchers battle gigantic meatpackers to get a fair price for cattle in a changing economy. No publisher Stephanie Paige Ogburn Vander Pool industrial agriculture Upton Sinclair Ranchers feedlots meatpackers USDA Federal Trade Commission cattle backgrounders Tom Vilsack R-CALF Packers and Stockyard Administration Grain Inspection 2011-03-22T22:09:22Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/wotr/monsanto-wins-for-now The Agriculture Department approves the planting of genetically modified alfalfa seed. No publisher Ari LeVaux organic farmers USDA Willamette Valley genetically modified sugar beets genetically modified alfalfa seed Tom Vilsack Monsanto genetically modified crops 2011-02-17T19:23:12Z News Article http://www.hcn.org/issues/42.20/hardrock-mining-showdown In southern Arizona, the Forest Service is debating whether to defy the 1872 Mining Law and stop a controversial copper mine. No publisher Tony Davis BLM 1872 Mining Law Rosemont copper mine anti-mining activists Tom Vilsack Coronado National Forest Forest Service Jeff Cornoyer John Leshy FLPMA hardrock mining 2011-02-03T16:09:14Z News Article