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Montana Has More Cows Than People. Why Are Locals Eating Beef From Brazil?

Cole Mannix, of Old Salt Co-op, is trying to change local appetites and upend an industry controlled by multibillion-dollar meatpackers.

By Susan Shain and Rebecca Stumpf

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Bird Flu Has Infected a Third U.S. Farmworker

The worker had respiratory symptoms, unlike the first two. But the risk to the public remains low, federal health officials said.

By Apoorva Mandavilli

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Will Billions More in New Aid Save Family Farms?

The Biden administration aims to better support small farmers while still aiding big operations and rewarding climate-friendly practices. It’s a tall order.

By Lydia DePillis

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A Second Dairy Worker Has Contracted Bird Flu, C.D.C. Reports

The new case, in a Michigan farmworker, did not suggest that bird flu was widespread in people, health officials said, adding that the risk to the general public remained low.

By Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes