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Hog processing plants risk going out of business because inflation has made pork so expensive

By Elizabeth Elkin and Jen Skerritt

Lines of trucks block the U.S.-Canada border during a demonstration in Coutts, Alberta, Canada, on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022.

‘We could lose everything’: Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaves protest sites as Trudeau’s Emergencies Act threatens bank accounts and insurance

By Jen Skerritt and Bloomberg

OTTAWA, CANADA – FEBRUARY 09: Protesters of the Freedom convoy gather as truckers continue to protest in Ottawa, Canada on February 09, 2022. Ottawa has declared a state of emergency after the long protests by truck drivers over vaccine mandates and Covid-19 restrictions. (Photo by Kadri Mohamed/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters block 2 more bridges to the U.S. in defiance of Trudeau’s new Emergencies Act powers

By Jen Skerritt, Robert Tuttle, and others

Farm laborers harvest romaine lettuce on a machine with heavy plastic dividers that separate workers from each other on April 27, 2020 in Greenfield, California. Virus outbreaks have been difficult to prevent despite many safety precautions.

Every single worker at this U.S. farm has tested positive for coronavirus

By Bloomberg, Jen Skerritt, and others

BRITAIN-HEALTH-VIRUS-AGRICULTURE-DAIRY FARMING

Coronavirus demand means more milk cows are ending up as ground beef

By Michael Hirtzer, Jen Skerritt, and others

Colorado stay at home order expires

Meat processing plants are reopening, but not all workers are returning

By Jen Skerritt, Lydia Mulvany, and others

Some Experts Say US Could Face Meat Shortages Within Weeks

Boneless chicken is first to go scarce as coronavirus hits U.S. meat supply

By Jen Skerritt, Shelly Hagan, and others

timber construction

Timber Rises Again for Building Construction—and Google Is All for It

By Jen Skerritt and Bloomberg