Jack Decoster

Salmonella Outbreak Prompts Egg Mogul To Leave Company

AP | RYAN J. FOLEY | Posted 01.21.2012

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — A ruthless businessman who built one of the nation's largest egg production operations from scratch even as he racked up envir...

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Ag Gag 2011: What Does Agribusiness Have to Hide in Iowa?

Dave Murphy | Posted 07.29.2011

Read More: Animal Cruelty, Mercy for Animals, Animal Welfare, Factory Farming, Animal Abuse, Iowa, Food Democracy Now!, Iowa Caucuses, Factory Farms, Ag-Gag Bill, Mary Matalin, Tom Reilly, Mike Gronstal, Jack DeCoster, Ag Gag Bill, Food News
Dave Murphy

Passing poorly conceived bills that limit Americans' freedoms and place an iron curtain between farmers and consumers is certain to backfire, only drawing more attention to agricultural practices.

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Green News Report: November 9, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Jobs, Infertility, 2010 Elections, Lobbyists, Michael Mann, Epa, Hurricane Tomas, Birds, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Emissions, Coal, Offshore Drilling, Indonesia, Kansas, Tea Baggers, Haiti Earthquake, Egg Recall, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Electric Cars, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, Tea Party, Jack DeCoster, Global Warming, Climate Progress, Bpa, Bp, Biofuels, Carbon Emissions, Iea, Darrell Issa, Nuclear Power, Barack Obama, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, California Prop 23, Halliburton, Haiti, Green News, Koch Industries, International Energy Agency, Climate Legislation, BP Oil Spill, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Not-so-ba...

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All Eyes On Iowa: An Interview With Democratic Challenger for Secretary of Agriculture, Candidate Francis Thicke

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Secretary of Agriculture, Sustainable Living, Francis Thicke, Michael Pollan, Dupont, Monsanto, Democratic Party, Biofuels, Beth Dalbey, Syngenta, Candidate, Big Agriculture, Jack DeCoster, Politics News
Mike Ragogna

One of the most important races that you haven't heard about yet in this election cycle is currently unfolding in America's Heartland. Thicke is turning heads, shining a light on current unsustainable food-production practices and oversight.

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Green News Report: September 23, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Organic Farming, Nasa, Capitol Hill, Oil Sands, Oil Spill Response, Factory Farms, Renewable Energy, Obama Administration, Clean Energy, Green News Report, Fda, Offshore Drilling, cop16, Gulf Seafood, Clinton Global Initiative, Egg Recall, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Climate Science, Solar Panels, Food Politics, Gop, Genetically Modified Food, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Gulf of Mexico, Global Warming Deniers, UN Climate Change, Aquabounty, Jack DeCoster, Solar Power, Global Warming, Bp, Gmos, California, Environmentalists, Wind Energy, Energy Policy, Coral Reefs, Bush Administration, Frankenfood, Organic Food, BRAD BLOG, Water, Mining, US Marines, Noaa, Green News, Todd Stern, Hillary Clinton, Climate Legislation, BP Oil Spill, Unfccc, China, US Navy, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Look out 19...

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Factory Farmer's Apology Will Not Make Eggs Safer

David Kirby | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Usda, Salmonella, Salmonella in Eggs, Fda, Egg Recall, Tom Coburn, Factory Farm Eggs, Factory Farm Eggs Hearing, Food Safety, Henry Waxman, Jack DeCoster, Food Safety Enhancement Act, Healthy Living News
David Kirby

When it comes to eggs and other animal food products raised in huge, industrialized, often unsanitary factory farms, we need more than apologies: We need inspection, enforcement, and accountability.

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Weekly Pulse: Rotten Eggs, Drowsy Doctors, and Expensive Insurance

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wright County Egg, Salmonella, Grist, QUALITY EGG LLC, PUBLIC HEALTH ACTIVISTS, Michelle Chen, Sierra Club, KAISER FOUNDATION FAMILY, Tom Philpott, Osha, DECOSTER EGGS, Working in These Times, Tainted Eggs, Colorlines, Eggs, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, AUSTIN "JACK" DECOSTER, Doctors, Iowa, Hillandale Farms, Health Insurance Premiums, Lindsay Beyerstein, Jack DeCoster, Iowa Independent, Lynda Waddington, Politics News
The Media Consortium

Weekly Pulse: Rotten Eggs, Drowsy Doctors, and Expensive Insuranceby Lindsay Beyerstein, Media Consortium blogger Tainted egg shell game The Iowa chap...

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Half a Billion Eggs, DeCoster, Factory Farms and Consolidation: The View From Iowa

Dave Murphy | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Smithfield Foods, Factory Farming, Tyson Foods, Factory Farms, Salmonella, Usda, Concentration, Local Control, Egg Recall, Fda, Hillandale Farms, Habitual Violator, H.F. 519, Iowa, Consolidation, Wright County Eggs, Jack DeCoster, Food News
Dave Murphy

As massive food safety outbreaks become more common, everyday Americans are starting to take a closer look at what they eat and how it's made.

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The Incredible Inedible Egg: 500 Million Reasons for Senate Action

Eli Y. Adashi | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: FDA Egg Recall, Wright-Egg-Farms, Salmonella, S. 510, Salmonella Egg Recall, Fda, Eggs, H.R. 2749, Egg Recall List, Egg Recall Brands, Egg Recall, Jack-Decoster, Decoster-Farms, Hillandale Farms, Food Safety, Food and Drug Administration, Food News
Eli Y. Adashi

One would not normally expect anything of value to come out of rotten eggs. The case of the tainted Iowan shell eggs may well be the exception.

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Corporate Rotten Eggs

Robert Reich | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Massey Energy, Firestone, Recall, Food Recall, Consumer Protection, Jack DeCoster, Business News
Robert Reich

Corporations that play fast and loose with one set of laws are likely to cut corners on others. Scarce inspection resources should be targeted at them rather than at the good eggs.

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