John McCracken
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meat industry reporter @investigatemidwest.bsky.social // former @grist.org climate reporting fellow // he, him // john.mccracken@investigatemidwest dot com
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John McCracken
@jmcjmc.bsky.social
· Jan 24
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Sentient
@sentientmedia.org
· Aug 13
Brazil surges in US beef imports, powered by JBS influence and declining domestic herd - Investigate Midwest
Brazil has soared ahead in beef imports into the United States this year, while other countries scaled back amidst ongoing federal trade and tariff negotiations. Brazil has become a major importer of…
buff.ly
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Jim Malewitz
@jmalewitz.bsky.social
· Aug 13
Jack Link’s beef: How the snack giant is lobbying Trump and fighting the Make America Healthy Again movement
The world’s largest meat snack brand, with dual headquarters in Minong, Wisconsin, and Minneapolis, has spent millions on Trump campaigns and is advocating for support in the nation’s nutrition pro…
wisconsinwatch.org
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Sentient
@sentientmedia.org
· Aug 8
Mar-Jac Poultry, Chick-fil-A's chicken provider, fined for child labor - Investigate Midwest
One of Chick-fil-A’s major poultry providers was recently fined for repeated child labor law violations, with children as young as 13 working at an Alabama-based facility. Chick-fil-A, the nation’s…
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Sentient
@sentientmedia.org
· Jul 31
Jack Link's beef: How the snack giant is lobbying Trump and fighting the MAHA movement - Investigate Midwest
Jack Link’s has poured millions into Trump campaigns and lobbying efforts to stay in school lunches and SNAP, even as the MAHA Commission pushes to restrict processed foods. The beef jerky giant now…
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FarmSTAND
@farmstand.bsky.social
· Jun 3
Senator demands Tyson child labor probe. Trump’s cuts to DOL could make that difficult. - Investigate Midwest
Despite rising child labor violations and new Senate demands to investigate the nation’s largest meat processor, the U.S. Department of Labor remains silent on whether it has the staff to conduct…
investigatemidwest.org
John McCracken
@jmcjmc.bsky.social
· May 29
Senator demands Tyson child labor probe. Trump’s cuts to DOL could make that difficult. - Investigate Midwest
Despite rising child labor violations and new Senate demands to investigate the nation’s largest meat processor, the U.S. Department of Labor remains silent on whether it has the staff to conduct futu...
investigatemidwest.org
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Reposted by John McCracken
Reposted by John McCracken
John McCracken
@jmcjmc.bsky.social
· Apr 30
Underage workers, millions of dollars and trucks full of dead chickens — inside the business of killing in response to bird flu - Investigate Midwest
When a poultry farm tests positive for bird flu, the clock starts. Within the first 72 hours, farmers start depopulating, an industry term for killing contaminated flocks. Despite the sweltering heat ...
investigatemidwest.org
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Patrick Iber
@patrickiber.bsky.social
· Mar 29
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John McCracken
@jmcjmc.bsky.social
· Mar 13
OSHA fined a poultry plant after a worker died. While the case was appealed, another worker was killed. - Investigate Midwest
The chickens do not slow down. Workers hang featherless bodies upside down onto hooks, cut the limbs and wings off the birds, and automated machines separate viscera from meat, slicing through 144 chi...
investigatemidwest.org
John McCracken
@jmcjmc.bsky.social
· Mar 5