Screwworms and Exploding Grain: This Week’s Ag Disasters | Rising Anxieties

In this episode of Rising Anxieties, Mariann serves up a buffet of agricultural catastrophes that have the industry shaking in their boots. From parasitic invasions to explosive grain silos to the pork industry’s bizarre meltdown over a health report that barely mentions them, it’s a masterclass in how industrial animal agriculture consistently creates its own problems—then demands taxpayers foot the bill to solve them. Pour yourself something strong and enjoy this tour of an industry on the verge of a collective nervous breakdown.

This episode explores:

• The New World Screwworm outbreak creeping toward the US border, threatening cattle operations and prompting a taxpayer-funded “sterile fly” breeding program
• ADM’s shocking history of preventable grain explosions causing third-degree burns and life-changing injuries despite known safety protocols
• Why the “Make America Healthy Again” report has the pork industry frantically promoting “filling the protein gap” for infants
• How drone footage of farms has the industry demanding government protection from the terrifying prospect of transparency
• The recurring theme of industrial animal agriculture’s self-created disasters requiring public bailouts while animal suffering remains an afterthought

 

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