HeyJaredTom Polansek
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 4
- Latest publication
- Sep 24, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for independent.co.uk
- Top 5K sites
- Earliest in this view
- Jul 7, 2026
Latest articles
US is reopening another port to cattle amid record-high beef prices (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. The main livestock inspection entry point on the US-Mexico border will reopen on Thursday, expanding domestic cattle supplies but failing to deliver an immediate drop in record-high beef prices, according to government and industry officials. The US Department of Agriculture halted livestock trade at the port in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, last year to prevent the spread of the
Americaâs biggest parasite outbreak forces food giant to ditch Mexican lettuce (opens the original)
Read excerpt
America's largest food distributor has stopped buying iceberg lettuce from Mexico as the record U.S. cyclospora outbreak continues to disrupt the nation's food supply. Sysco CEO Kevin Hourican said the company has halted purchases of Mexican-grown iceberg lettuce after the outbreak was linked to lettuce served at Taco Bell restaurants. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has traced the outbreak to iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms' operations in central Mexico, while investigators conti
US testing genetically modified flies in race to contain flesh-eating livestock pest (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Scientists at a U.S.-funded facility in Panama are preparing to launch the first outdoor tests of genetically modified screwworm flies, a significant step in developing a more effective weapon against the flesh-eating parasite that has spread through Central America and into the United States. Researchers will confine the flies in mesh cages, exposing them to Panama's heat and humidity. This aims to measure their survival outside laboratory conditions before advancing to later stages of field te
Trump tries to take credit after Walmart announces it is lowering beef prices (opens the original)
Read excerpt
Walmart announced Monday it is cutting prices on dozens of summer barbecue staples, including ground beef, chips and soda, after President Donald Trump claimed the retailer was acting at his administration's request. "Walmart will be lowering prices, by a lot, at my Administration's request to celebrate our great Country's 250th birthday," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "They will, in particular, be dropping the price for a pound of ground beef by almost 15%." Walmart confirmed the price of a one-
Publishing over time
Last 90 days. Choose a month to open its work.
Recurring subjects
Named in the text we hold. One piece can cover several.
Audience
Top 5K sites
For independent.co.uk, the outlet · Measured Aug 1, 2026
Website popularity band, not a count of readers or article views.
About this data
Counts cover the work we have indexed. Tone needs enough text and a confident classification. Excerpts and episode notes are not full articles or transcripts.
Identity or attribution wrong? Suggest a correction.